Lithium Is Likely to Persist in the Brain: Clinical Implications for Electroconvulsive Therapy

We present a report on protracted effects of lithium intoxication as electroconvulsive therapy 8 days after intoxication and under normal lithium serum levels resulted in a prolonged seizure. Electroencephalogram recordings before stimulation showed electroencephalogram correlates of subsiding lithium intoxication most likely due to protracted lithium influx and efflux of the central nervous system.
Source: The Journal of ECT - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research