Antidepressant effect of lithium in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and cerebral infarction, treated with corticosteroid.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two depressive patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and cerebral infarction, while being treated with corticosteroid, are described. In both cases, lithium was remarkably effective and no severe side-effects occurred. These findings suggest that lithium can be a useful antidepressant agent in the treatment of depressive SLE patients.
Medical subject headings
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Cerebral Infarction
- Depressive Disorder
- Lithium
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Substance-Related Disorders