LITHIUM RATIO IN LITHIUM CARBONATE TREATMENT OF MANIA. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (3):180-184(1991) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.1991.03.002.
LITHIUM RATIO IN LITHIUM CARBONATE TREATMENT OF MANIA
This paper reports 39 cases of manic patients treated with lithium carbonate or lithium carbonate plus chlorpromazine. Levels of plasma lithium
sodium and potassium
erythrocyte lithium and lithium ratio -were determined when the blood lithium had reached the steady state and continued 4 weeks of treatment respectively. The mean duration of ditcontinuing chlorpromazine at the second time of determination in the combined drug group was 17±8.5 days.We found most lithium treated patients (83%) who got improvement or remission showed elevation of their lithium ratio. On the average
chlorpromazine can increase the erythrocyte lithium by 31 % and lithium ratio by 20%. Plasma lithium
erythrocyte lithium and lithium ratio were in positive correlation. Sex
family history
Plasma sodium and potassium level showed no correlation with their lithium ratio