Effects of lithium carbonate on memory and other cognitive functions
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 137 (9) , 1042-1046
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.9.1042
Abstract
The effects of Li2CO3 on memory and cognitive function were studied in 16 psychiatric patients who received Li for 2 wk and placebo for 2 wk in a double-blind cross-over design. At the end of each treatment phase, subjects were administered a battery of memory and cognitive tests. Li induced slowing of performance on certain perceptual motor tests; however, Li did not cause memory impairment or a change in self-assessment of memory functions.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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