Citation

Grueneberger EC, Maria Rountree E, Baron Short E, Kahn DA. J. Psychiatr. Pract. 2009; 15(1): 60-63.

Affiliation

Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.pra.0000344921.36157.dc

PMID

19182567

Abstract

This case report describes the history and hospital course of an otherwise healthy 20-year-old male with bipolar I disorder who developed symptoms of severe lithium toxicity, culminating in a seizure, despite a level of lithium of only 0.8 mEq/L, within the usual therapeutic range. The discussion emphasizes that lithium toxicity is diagnosed by clinical symptoms and can occur even at usual therapeutic blood levels.

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