A Creutzfeldt-Jakob like syndrome due to lithium toxicity. |
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| Authors: | S J Smith and R S Kocen |
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| Affiliation: | National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London, UK. |
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| Abstract: | Two patients with lithium toxicity presented with a neurological syndrome suggesting a diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. In both cases, the initial EEG was consistent with this diagnosis. Neither patient had permanent neurological sequelae and the EEG returned to normal. A careful drug history should be taken in any patient who presents with a rapidly progressive dementia even when the EEG supports a diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. |
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