Open AccessPersistent cerebellar dysfunction following acute lithium toxicity: A report of two cases
Author(s) -
Girish Banwari,
Pradhyuman Chaudhary,
Ankit Panchmatia,
Nisheet Patel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.182896
Subject(s) - lithium (medication) , neurotoxicity , medicine , toxicity , anesthesia , pediatrics
Neurological disturbances caused by lithium range from simple side effects such as benign tremor to acute reversible neurotoxicity. Rarely, lithium is reported to cause irreversible, permanent neurological sequelae most commonly manifested as cerebellar dysfunction, although other presentations have also been described. We report two cases of persistent cerebellar syndrome following acute lithium toxicity and discuss them in the light of existing literature on the subject.