Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. [[Lithium]], which is often used to treat bipolar disorder, can cause acquired diabetes insipidus (characterized by the excretion of large volumes of dilute urine) by decreasing the expression of the [[aquaporin 2]] gene. ---- [[Cerebrospinal fluid analysis]] to exclude infections such as tertiary [[syphilis]] or [[subacute sclerosing panencephalitis]] is recommended. Toxicity from [[bismuth]], [[bromide]]s, and [[lithium]] must be ruled-out. [[Myoclonus]] is usually more prominent early in toxic/metabolic disorders than in [[Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease]], and [[seizure]]s in CJD are usually late ((Johnson RT, Gibbs CJ. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Related Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. N Engl J Med. 1998; 339:1994– 2004)) lithium.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:57by 127.0.0.1