Erythrocyte electrolytes in recurrent affective disorders
| Autor: | Hullin Rp, Birch Nj, Goodwin Jc |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Erythrocytes Lithium (medication) Chemistry Erythrocyte Membrane Sodium Modified method General Medicine Electrolyte Lithium Predictive value LITHIUM TRANSPORT Electrolytes Endocrinology Recurrence Internal medicine medicine Potassium Humans In patient Affective Symptoms medicine.drug Stable state |
| Zdroj: | International pharmacopsychiatry. 14(1) |
| ISSN: | 0020-8272 |
| Popis: | A modified method for determination of erythrocyte electrolytes is presented. The claims which have been made regarding the predictive value in periodic psychoses of erythrocyte electrolytes and 'lithium index' are questioned. Clinical experimental data of serial studies in patients receiving lithium suggests that theoretical predictions of distribution of lithium across erythrocyte membranes are not supported in practice and this lends support to the suggestion of active lithium transport in the red cell. A simple method is described of determining the attainment of 'stable state' in long term lithium treatment. |
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