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[Lithium intoxication].

Lithium intoxication has a low prevalence, the 75% of patients with treatment with lithium could have toxic levels of lithium during the treatment. Asymptomatic patients have been observed with doses under 2.5 mmol/L. Systems with high prevalence of symptoms are the nervous system, gastrointestinal tube and cardiovascular. Symptoms could appear from two hours to four hours after ingestion. Early hours after lithium ingestion, levels of lithium are not related with severity. However, monitoring seric levels is necessary to lead therapeutic approach and to give a prognosis. Induce urine with isotonic solution, is used during therapeutic approach. Other therapeutic option is dialysis. In summary, intoxication with lithium could be a severe situation. It is necessary to describe therapeutic protocols in this entity.

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Cannibalism in paranoid schizophrenia: a case report.

In ancient times, cannibalism was deemed acceptable for reasons of survival when faced with extreme need or for religious or magic reasons. In today's society, these cases are extremely rare and are generally associated with severe mental illness. We present a case of cannibalism in an individual with schizophrenia. The patient who lacked insight into his illness admitted to committing acts of cannibalism and offered in-depth explanations of the procedures used to prepare the bodies. He made statements on television and to the press and was given the nickname of "the people-eater", an identity he readily accepted and integrated into his system of delusions. Cases of this nature are exceedingly unusual, but the fact that people with schizophrenia commit uncommon, unpredictable crimes attracts the media. This circumstance not only interferes with the natural course of the disease, but also affects the therapeutic behavior and how the patient is perceived by society.

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