Syndrome of Irreversible Lithium-Effectuated NeuroToxicity
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Ana Luísa Silva; Carolina Ourique; Filipe Martins; Fernando Friões
- Source
- Acta Médica Portuguesa, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 151-153 (2017)
- Subject
- Lítio/efeitos adversos
Síndromes de Neurotoxicidade/etiologia
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R5-920
- Language
- English
Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0870-399X
1646-0758
Lithium has a narrow therapeutic window. Frequent monitoring of both serum levels and clinical signs of toxicity is warranted because toxicity may be present even when concentrations are within the therapeutic range. We report the case of a man with lithium poisoning, with persistent neurologic signs and symptoms even after removal of lithium from circulation – a diagnosis of syndrome of irreversible lithium-effectuated neurotoxicity (SILENT) was made.