European Journal of Palliative
Care, July/August 2016, Volume 23 Number 4, p162-4
Jennifer Hayes, Fay Murray-Brown, Alison Stewart
and Rebecca Baines
Lithium is a widely used treatment for mood
disorders but, although effective, it has a narrow therapeutic window. Palliative care patients taking lithium are at increased risk of
toxicity. This article describes an atypical case of acute lithium toxicity in a woman with symptoms
resembling those of panic episodes.
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