Lithium toxicity in a neonate.
Open Access
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 58 (7) , 539-541
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.58.7.539
Abstract
Severe transplacental lithium toxicity in a neonate is described. There were gross functional lesions of the cardiovascular, renal, and neuromuscular systems with no structural abnormalities. At 1 year of age cardiovascular and renal function is normal, but there is developmental delay.Keywords
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