Raj R, Virk MK. Lithium-Induced Awakening of Neural Cell Memory of
Involuntary Dyskinesia: A Case Report.
Cureus 2023;
15:e42592. [PMID:
37641744 PMCID:
PMC10460494 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.42592]
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Abstract
Involuntary movement disorders include tremors, tics, myoclonus, athetosis, chorea, dystonia, and dyskinesia. Neuroleptic drugs have the propensity to cause extrapyramidal side effects. Lithium-induced coarse tremors are well documented and may occur at therapeutic serum concentrations (0.8-1.0 mEq/L) in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Treatment for coarse tremors due to lithium includes either dose reduction or non-selective beta-blockers. To our knowledge, there are only four case reports regarding the lithium-induced awakening of cell memory of involuntary movement disorders worldwide. In scientific literature, only two drugs have the propensity to reawaken past cell memory. These intriguing findings can have a wider application across fields such as past-life regression therapy, post-traumatic stress disorder, catharsis, or recall of sub-aural temporal high-frequency burst-erased memory-type of mind-altering techniques. We report a case of lithium-induced awakening of the cell memory of involuntary dyskinesia in a female who took treatment for bipolar disorder in the past.
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