Association of Lithium in Drinking Water With the Incidence of Dementia
Author(s) -
Lars Vedel Kessing,
Thomas A. Gerds,
N. Knudsen,
Lisbeth Flindt Jørgensen,
Søren Munch Kristiansen,
Denitza D. Voutchkova,
Vibeke Ernstsen,
Jörg Schullehner,
Birgitte Hansen,
Per Kragh Andersen,
Annette Kjær Ersbøll
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2362
Subject(s) - dementia , incidence (geometry) , lithium (medication) , medicine , association (psychology) , psychiatry , psychology , psychotherapist , physics , disease , optics
Results from animal and human studies suggest that lithium in therapeutic doses may improve learning and memory and modify the risk of developing dementia. Additional preliminary studies suggest that subtherapeutic levels, including microlevels of lithium, may influence human cognition.
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