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TREATMENT OF MANIA WITH CARBAMAZEPINE AND LITHIUM

A young manic patient who showed poor response to lithium, neuroleptics and ECT and developed severe cxtrapyramidal side effects restricting the use of neuroleptics in high doses; showed marked clinical improvement with a combination of carbamazepine and lithium with sustained recovery. The case rep...

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Autores principales: Desai, Nimesh G., Gangadhar, B.N., Pradhan, N., Channabasavanna, S.M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1983
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21847260
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Sumario:A young manic patient who showed poor response to lithium, neuroleptics and ECT and developed severe cxtrapyramidal side effects restricting the use of neuroleptics in high doses; showed marked clinical improvement with a combination of carbamazepine and lithium with sustained recovery. The case reported to illustrate the possible synergistic action suggested earlier, encouraging the authors to take up a crossover trial.