1.
Natl Med J India
; 25(5): 311-2, 2012.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23448640
2.
Indian J Psychiatry
; 43(1): 87-9, 2001 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21407849
ABSTRACT
An adult male with severe tic disorder presented with recurrent injury to tongue and dysphagia. There were a significant excess of acanthocytes in the peripheral blood smear. Treatment with lithium resulted in a considerable reduction in the severity of tics and self-injurious behaviour.
3.
Indian J Psychiatry
; 41(4): 368-70, 1999 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21430813
ABSTRACT
A young male with bipolar affective disorder, mania with psychotic features was started on lithium therapy. Four days later, he developed an irregular pulse on a lithium level of 0.45 mmol/L. An ECG showed multiple unifocal ventricular ectopics. The cardiac arrhythmia disappeared when lithium was discountinued.