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. 1976 Mar;9(2):81-4.
doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1094482.

Evaluation of the lithium RBC/plasma ratio as a predictor of the prophylactic effect of lithium treatment in affective disorders

L Knorring, L Oreland, C Perris, A Wiberg

Evaluation of the lithium RBC/plasma ratio as a predictor of the prophylactic effect of lithium treatment in affective disorders

L Knorring et al. Pharmakopsychiatr Neuropsychopharmakol. 1976 Mar.

Abstract

62 patients with affective disorder, 31 unipolar, 22 bipolar and 9 cycloid psychotics who had received prophylactic lithium therapy for 0,3 to 7,5 years were studied. Lithium in plasma, lithium in red blood cells (RBC) and the lithium ratio (RBC/plasma) were estimated. The lithium ratio does not seem to be of predictive value in determining for which patients prophylactic lithium therapy will succeed.

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