Citation

Astruc B, Petit P, Abbar M. Eur. Psychiatry 1999; 14(3): 172-174.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Caremeau Hospital, 30000 Nîmes, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10572344

Abstract

Acute lithium intoxication is potentially lethal. Compared to conventional lithium preparations, sustained-release lithium formulations present specific problems for medical practice in the case of overdose. We report a case of intoxication with 8000 mg of sustained-release lithium carbonate preparation (Teralithe 400 LP(R)). Twenty-five hours after the ingestion, the patient was still asymptomatic, despite a serum level in the toxic range. After comparison of this case with reports found in the Medline database, we consider the clinical management of such cases.

Language: en