Severe lithium intoxication treated by forced diuresis.
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Vol. 129 (9) , 979-80
Abstract
In a woman who had been in coma for 4 days because of severe lithium intoxication forced diuresis led to full recovery. Forced diuresis is simpler than hemodialysis and may be as effective in some patients with severe lithium intoxication.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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