[Lithium-intoxication in a newborn (author's transl)]

A newborn, whose mother had been treated with lithium carbonate for a manic-depressive illness suffered from hypotonia, poor feeding, weak Moro reflex, hyperexcitability, thyroid enlargement and cyanosis. Symptoms resolved within a few weeks. No malformations could be detected. The psychomotor development of the child was normal up to the age of 18 months.