Association between lithium use and the incidence of dementia and its subtypes: A retrospective cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Dementia is the leading cause of death in elderly Western populations. Preventative interventions that could delay dementia onset even modestly would provide a major public health impact. There are no disease-modifying treatments currently available. Lithium has been p...

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Main Authors: Shanquan Chen, Benjamin R Underwood, Peter B Jones, Jonathan R Lewis, Rudolf N Cardinal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-03-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003941