@article{ref1,
title="Lithium: contributor to movement disorder sensitivity after anoxic brain injury?",
journal="SAGE open medical case reports",
year="2019",
author="Pikard, Jennifer L. and Oliver, Dijana and Saraceno, Justin and Groll, Dianne",
volume="7",
number="",
pages="2050313X18823101-2050313X18823101",
abstract="Although lithium-induced dystonia has been well documented in the literature, conflicting evidence discusses whether a patient may be susceptible to adverse effects from the drug after an anoxic brain injury. More recent literature discusses that lithium may, in fact, be neuroprotective. This case report presents a 35-year-old male who, after an anoxic brain injury after a suicide attempt, developed lithium-induced dystonia with characteristic symptoms of sustained muscle contractions, repetitive movements, and postures, which was not markedly improved with benztropine or benzodiazepines. It is postulated that because this patient received a depot neuroleptic with a subsequent anoxic brain injury, he may have become more sensitive to lithium and its rare complications.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2050-313X",
doi="10.1177/2050313X18823101",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18823101"
}