NR AKZI
AU Smith,S.J.; Kocen,R.S.
TI A Creutzfeldt-Jakob like syndrome due to lithium toxicity
QU Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 1988 Jan; 51(1): 120-3
PT journal article
AB Two patients with lithium toxicity presented with a neurological syndrome suggesting a diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. In both cases, the initial EEG was consistent with this diagnosis. Neither patient had permanent neurological sequelae and the EEG returned to normal. A careful drug history should be taken in any patient who presents with a rapidly progressive dementia even when the EEG supports a diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
MH Aged; Bipolar Disorder/*drug therapy; Case Report; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/*chemically induced; *Electroencephalography; Evoked Potentials/drug effects; Female; Human; Lithium/*adverse effects/therapeutic use; Lithium Carbonate; Substance-Related Disorders/*etiology
AD National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London, UK
SP englisch
PO England