Lithium-induced cortical atrophy and cognitive dysfunction
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Lithium-induced cortical atrophy and cognitive dysfunction.
To cite: Evrensel A, Ünsalver BarışÖ, Ceylan ME, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014207646 DESCRIPTION A 50-year-old woman presented to the psychiatry clinic with symptoms of forgetfulness, distractibility and difficulty in absorbing information. She was started on lithium after a manic episode 10 years earlier and had been on lithium 900 m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207646