Consciousness disturbance due to lithium carbonate intoxication developed in a patient with cancer and bipolar affective disorder: A case report and literature review
In patients with comorbid cancer and bipolar affective disorder, the stabilization of psychiatric symptoms is necessary, and lithium carbonate is an important medication. However, oncologists and liaison psychiatrists need to consider the possible risk of consciousness disturbance due to lithium carbonate intoxication.
Authors
- Tatsuto Terada
- Saho Wada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-4339)
- Hiromichi Matsuoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7276-1971)
- E Nishikawa
- Junji Yamaguchi
- Ryoichi Sadahiro
- Rika Nakahara
Institutions
- Tokyo National Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pcn5.70185
- Primary Topic
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00