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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Lithium neurotoxicity with electroencephalogram changes.

Hui Jan Tan, Kuan Yee Lim, Rathika Rajah, Chen Fei Ng

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hui Jan TanDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tanhuijan@ukm.edu.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4827-7984
Kuan Yee LimDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rathika RajahDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Chen Fei NgDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-9905
National University of Malaysia · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lithium is a medication with a variety of medical usage for various diseases including bipolar mood disorder. As the therapeutic window of lithium is narrow, its usage is commonly associated with toxicity. Lithium toxicity affects multiple systems especially the central nervous system, leading to neuropsychiatric complications. Haemodialysis is an effective method for lithium removal especially in severe lithium toxicity such as neurotoxicity with electroencephalogram changes. We describe a case of lithium neurotoxicity with electroencephalographic abnormalities which was reversed following haemodialysis.

Indexed as

Bipolar DisorderNeurotoxicity SyndromesElectroencephalographyHumansLithiumRenal DialysisLithiumneurology (drugs and medicines)psychiatry (drugs and medicines)

Identifiers

PMID34789530
PMCPMC8601076
OpenAlexW3213621121

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