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Lithium Acute Overdose

Acute lithium overdose frequently produces acute gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Provided adequate urinary lithium excretion is maintained, significant neurotoxicity of the type observed with chronic lithium intoxication rarely develops

References

  • Jaeger A, Saunder P, Kopferschmidt J et al.  When should dialysis be performed in lithium poisoning? A kinetic study in 14 cases of lithium poisoning.  Clinical Toxicology 1993; 31:429-427.
  • Waring WS. Management of lithium toxicity. Toxicology Reviews 2006; 25(4):221-230.

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