| abstract |
This invention relates to the treatment of presenile or senile dementia and in particular to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. It is proposed that such conditions may be combatted or their effects alleviated by the administration of a physiologically acceptable lithium compound and/or of an essential fatty acid or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof and there is described herein the use of lithium compounds and/or essential fatty acids or salts thereof for the manufacture of therapeutic agents for combatting such conditions. |