Disease-modifying properties of long-term lithium treatment for amnestic mild cognitive impairment: randomised controlled trial

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Authors

Orestes Vicente Forlenza · Universidade de São Paulo

Breno S. Diniz · Universidade de São Paulo

Márcia Radanovic · Universidade de São Paulo

Franklin Santana Santos · Universidade de São Paulo

Leda Leme Talib · Universidade de São Paulo

Wagner F. Gattaz · Universidade de São Paulo

Abstract

The present data support the notion that lithium has disease-modifying properties with potential clinical implications in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

Topics & Keywords

Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The British Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 198, Issue 5, pp. 351-356

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.080044

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