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Lithium treatment of patients with affective illness associated with organic brain symptoms

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.12.1405

Lithium was used to treat the manic symptoms of affective disorder in three patients with associated organic brain syndromes. In all three cases neuropsychological testing permitted evaluation of the degree of dysfunction during the acute and follow-up periods of treatment. Lithium was effective in controlling the manic symptoms of all three patients, and there was no evidence that it caused further organic deterioration.

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