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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan-Mar;31(1):73-75.
doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000161.

Low-dose Lithium Treatment for Agitation and Psychosis in Alzheimer Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia: A Case Series

Davangere P Devanand  1 , Gregory H Pelton, Kristina D'Antonio, Jesse G Strickler, William C Kreisl, James Noble, Karen Marder, Anne Skomorowsky, Edward D Huey
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Case Reports

Low-dose Lithium Treatment for Agitation and Psychosis in Alzheimer Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia: A Case Series

Davangere P Devanand et al. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2017 Jan-Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest

Dr. Devanand has no financial conflicts of interest with the presented work.

Dr. Kreisl has no financial conflicts of interest with the presented work.

Dr. Marder has no financial conflicts of interest with the presented work.

Dr. Huey has no financial conflicts of interest with the presented work.

Dr. Pelton, Dr. Noble, Mr. Strickler, and Ms. D’Antonio have no financial conflicts of interest to report.

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