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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug 16;14(8):e28076.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.28076. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Lithium Toxicity With Lasting Mental Status Impairment

Rachel M Fenner  1 , Samantha Bookbinder  2 , Joseph Kratzer  3 , Ashley McNeal  4
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Case Reports

Lithium Toxicity With Lasting Mental Status Impairment

Rachel M Fenner et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

A 49-year-old female taking lithium for bipolar affective disorder for over 20 years presented with lithium toxicity resulting in declining mentation. Lithium poisoning has been well documented to cause acute gastrointestinal, cardiac, and neurological side effects, along with long-term neurologic sequelae. There has, however, been scant discussion on the potential long-term effects on mentation. The following case report illustrates a possible example.

Keywords: chorea in lithium toxicity; cognitive side effects; lithium; lithium poisoning; lithium toxicity.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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