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Lithium therapy and delayed progression of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in patients with bipolar disorder and mild neurocognitive disorders

2026-01-13 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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Recent mechanistic evidence identifies lithium deficiency as a driver of Alzheimers disease and related dementias (ADRD) pathogenesis. To evaluate this hypothesis in a population-based setting, we emulated a target trial comparing ADRD progression after initiation of lithium versus antiepileptic mood stabilizers among adults [≥]55 years with bipolar disorder and mild neurocognitive disorder, using US Medicare claims with replication in two commercial databases. Lithium initiation was associa...

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