Neurotoxicity in chronic lithium poisoning.

Phyu M HlaingKatherine Z IsoardiColin B PagePeter Pillans

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2021)

Lithium neurotoxicity has a prolonged course. Its severity correlates poorly with lithium concentrations, which normalise quickly. Most poisonings occur in elderly patients with acute kidney injury. Prolonged delirium often prompts multiple unnecessary investigations. Rationalisation of lithium therapy is important in elderly patients.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
solid state
cardiac surgery
middle aged
stem cells
bone marrow
smoking cessation