| Literature DB >> 804258 |
Abstract
Neurological examinations of 27 outpatients receiving lithium carbonate maintenance therapy for recurrent affective illness revealed that most of the patients receiving lithium for more than 8 months had cogwheel rigidity. The data suggest a positive correlation between the duration of lithium maintenance and the severity of cogwheeling. Intravenous administration of benztropine, an antiparkinsonian drug, did not abolish or significantly ameliorate this symptom.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 804258 DOI: 10.1176/ajp.132.5.536
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Psychiatry ISSN: 0002-953X Impact factor: 18.112