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Polyneuropathy in lithium intoxication.

G Vanhooren¹, I Dehaene, M Van Zandycke

¹UZ Gasthuisberg, Department of Neurology, Leuven, Belgium.

|March 1, 1990

Summary

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Lithium carbonate intoxication can cause acute sensorimotor polyneuropathy, an axonal nerve damage. Symptoms improved after stopping lithium, with one patient fully recovering.

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Toxicology

Background:

Lithium carbonate is a mood stabilizer.
Neurological adverse effects of lithium are known, but polyneuropathy is rare.