The role of lithium in ALS remains unknown

Jonas Alex Saute Neurology Service of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Neuromuscular Disorders Outpatient Unit, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]

Lenise Valler Neurology Service of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Neuromuscular Disorders Outpatient Unit, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Pedro Schestatsky Neurology Service of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Neuromuscular Disorders Outpatient Unit, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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