Low Dose Lithium Treatment of Behavioral Complications in Alzheimer's Disease: Lit-AD Randomized Clinical Trial

CONCLUSIONS: Low-dose lithium was not efficacious in treating agitation but was associated with global clinical improvement and excellent safety. A larger trial may be warranted of likely lithium-responsive behavioral symptoms that overlap with mania.PMID:34059401 | DOI:10.1016/j.jagp.2021.04.014

Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - June 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: D P Devanand Elizabeth Crocco Brent P Forester Mustafa M Husain Seonjoo Lee Ipsit V Vahia Howard Andrews Laura Simon-Pearson Nadia Imran Luminita Luca Edward D Huey Deborah A Deliyannides Gregory H Pelton Source Type: research