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KMID : 0368819750140030302
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Journal of the Korean Neuropsychiatr Association
1975 Volume.14 No. 3 p.302 ~ p.305
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LITHIUM MAINTENANCE THERAPY
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이상연/Lee, Sang Yeon
곽동일/이병윤/Kwak, Dong Il/Lee, Byung Yoon
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Abstract
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Many studies of lithium maintenance treatment for the manic-depressive patients were reported.
In order to estimate the effectiveness of lithium maintenance treatment as a preventinn of recurrence of maic-depressive attacks, the authors selected 12 cases of maic-depressive psychoses who
had more than one attack in the past several years and under treatment of lithium maintenance treatment in the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Woo Sok Hospital, Korea University.
The result were as follows:
1. Only 4 patients among 11 cases who has no
recurrence so far up to the date of this repor-
ted showed 0.6-1.2mEq/L in serum Lithium
level.
2. One patient who was under control for about 12 months with 600mg of lithium carbonate had another attack again 10 months after dropping out of the maintenance treatment.
3. There is no evidence of interrelations between body weight of the patients, serum lithium level and maintenance dosage.
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