microcysts small renal cysts
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusioncriteria (patients) - patients (m/f, age *18 years) with a bipolar disorder treated with lithium
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - general contra-indications for participation in a trial: - inability to give informed consent - pregnancy - unstable psychiatric condition ;- Inability to undergo MRI. - standard contra-indications for MR ( in accordance with the hospital protocol), such as the presence of metallic fragments, clips or devices including implantable pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, extreme overweight, claustrophia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The prevalence and a semi-quantitative measurement of the number and size of microcysts in lithium treated patients. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relation between MRI and ultrasound results * presence of microcysts * and clinical parameters (duration of lithium therapy, plasma lithium concentration, baseline plasma creatinine, sodium and potassium concentration and baseline urinary osmolality) | — |
Countries
Netherlands