Lithium-Induced Motor Neuropathy: An Unusual Presentation

Peripheral neuropathy secondary to lithium is under-recognized. Most cases of polyneuropathy were reported with lithium intoxication. However, very few cases were reported without lithium toxicity. We present a case of motor neuropathy due to the use of lithium in a 26-year-old male with a therapeut...

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Autores principales: Mohapatra, Satyakam, Sahoo, Manas Ranjan, Rath, Neelmadhav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27335523
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.183076
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description Peripheral neuropathy secondary to lithium is under-recognized. Most cases of polyneuropathy were reported with lithium intoxication. However, very few cases were reported without lithium toxicity. We present a case of motor neuropathy due to the use of lithium in a 26-year-old male with a therapeutic lithium level.
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spelling pubmed-49047642016-06-22 Lithium-Induced Motor Neuropathy: An Unusual Presentation Mohapatra, Satyakam Sahoo, Manas Ranjan Rath, Neelmadhav Indian J Psychol Med Case Report Peripheral neuropathy secondary to lithium is under-recognized. Most cases of polyneuropathy were reported with lithium intoxication. However, very few cases were reported without lithium toxicity. We present a case of motor neuropathy due to the use of lithium in a 26-year-old male with a therapeutic lithium level. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4904764/ /pubmed/27335523 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.183076 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title_short Lithium-Induced Motor Neuropathy: An Unusual Presentation
title_sort lithium-induced motor neuropathy: an unusual presentation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27335523
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.183076
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