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Sodium, Potassium, and Lithium Ions

Leslie Baer, MD; Stanley R. Platman, MD; Ronald R. Fieve, MD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1970;22(2):108-113.

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THE demonstration by Hodgkin and Katz¹ that the process of polarization and depolarization of the cell membrane depends upon the gradients of sodium (Na) and potassium (K) across the cell membrane has become a cornerstone to our understanding of the propagation of action potentials. The possibility that abnormalities in Na or K metabolism might account for altered neuronal excitability and might be manifest clinically as disturbed behavior has intrigued clinicians and investigators. In early studies, reviewed by Altschule,² concentrations of electrolytes in body fluids of patients with affective disorders usually were found to be normal. Changes in electrolyte balance during the course of a psychiatric illness have also been studied; cyclic mood disorders, such as manic-depressive disease, are especially suitable for this research approach. A number of early reports indicated that Na retention occurred during depression and that Na . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
New York

From the departments of psychiatry (Dr. Fieve) and medicine (Dr. Baer), Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Department of Internal Medicine, New York State Psychiatric Institute (Drs. Baer and Fieve), New York, and the South Beach Psychiatric Center, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn (Dr. Platman).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 31, 1969.

Read before the 50th Annual Meeting of the American College of Physicians, Chicago, April 25, 1969.

Reprint requests to New York State Psychiatric Institute, 722 W 168th St, New York 10032 (Dr. Baer).

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