Can lithium halt progression of Alzheimer`s disease?
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

There remains a controversy in scientific circles today regarding the value of lithium therapy in treating Alzheimer`s disease. Much of this stems from the fact that because the information gathered to date has been obtained using a multitude of differential approaches, conditions, formulations, timing and dosages of treatment, results are difficult to compare. In addition, continued treatments with high dosage of lithium render a number of serious adverse effects making this approach impracticable for long term treatments especially in the elderly.