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Delayed Recovery From Lithium Neurotoxicity

Division of Geriatric Services, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division and the Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, White Plains, NY

Barnett S. Meyers, MD

Division of Geriatric Services, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division and the Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, White Plains, NY

Robert C. Young, MD

Division of Geriatric Services, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division and the Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, White Plains, NY

Recovery from lithium-induced neurotoxicity can take much longer than the 2 to 3 weeks previously reported. Contributing factors could include advanced age and underlying clinical or subclinical brain disease. However, the occurrence of lithium-induced neurotoxicity does not preclude reinstitution of lithium treatment. We report three case histories that illustrate these points. (J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 1991;4:40-43).

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Vol. 4, No. 1, 40-43 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/089198879100400108


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