Cerebellar syndrome in a patient with pneumonia under lithium treatment: A case report

OZSOY, SALİHA; Basturk, Mustafa; Esel, ERTUĞRUL

doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.05.003

Cerebellar syndrome in a patient with pneumonia under lithium treatment: A case report

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OZSOY S., Basturk M., Esel E.

PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, cilt.30, sa.8, ss.1532-1534, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.05.003
Dergi Adı: PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1532-1534
Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report the case of a 31-year-old man with bipolar disorder who was on a combination therapy of lithium, lamotrigine and escitalopram. Serum lithium level was within therapeutic range. Cerebellar symptoms such as dysarthria, ataxia, and dyskinesia developed in the patient following the pneumonia. Cerebellar syndrome was most likely due to lithium neurotoxicity, which was associated with additional factors such as acute febrile pneumonia, fever and hyponatremia. The reported case suggests that infections may increase the risk of cerebellar toxicity of lithium, even in the therapeutic doses. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All fights reserved.