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Elevation of RBC glycine and choline levels in geriatric patients treated with lithium

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.140.7.911

During 6 weeks of lithium treatment, the RBC glycine and choline levels of five cognitively impaired geriatric subjects without affective disorders increased significantly and correlated with RBC and plasma lithium levels. The subjects' cognitive processes did not improve.

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