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A Diagnostic Pitfall: Lithium Toxicity Mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

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Lithium-associated neurotoxicity can rarely present as a Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)-like syndrome, creating significant diagnostic uncertainty, particularly in older adults with multiple comorbidities. We describe the case of an 86-year-old woman with bipolar disorder on long-term lithium… (Cureus)

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    A Diagnostic Pitfall: Lithium Toxicity Mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

    Lithium-associated neurotoxicity can rarely present as a Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)-like syndrome, creating significant diagnostic uncertainty, particularly in older adults with multiple comorbidities. We describe the case of an 86-year-old woman with bipolar disorder on long-term lithium…

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