Does Renal Function Improve After Discontinuation of Lithium in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease?
Lithium carbonate is widely used for the treatment of bipolar disorder as well as an augmenting agent in the treatment of unipolar depression. However, a significant percentage of patients develop chronic kidney disease (CKD) after long-term use. This case series attempted to look into whether the kidney function improved after discontinuation of lithium in patients who had already developed CKD.
Authors
- Akintunde Alabi
- Kaustav Chakraborty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6842-6193)
- Santanu Goswami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7012-8136)
- Sumeet Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1586-5069)
- Baxi Sinha
Institutions
- West Bengal University of Health Sciences (IN)
- Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- College of Medicine & JNM Hospital (IN)
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bengal Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/bjpsy_4_2024
- Primary Topic
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00