Shiau-Shian Huang

Association of lithium versus valproate initiation with all-cause mortality and incident dementia: a multinational real-world cohort study

Background Lithium and valproate are widely prescribed mood stabilizers, but their comparative long-term associations with mortality and dementia remain uncertain. We compared the risks of all-cause mortality and incident dementia among adults initiating lithium or valproate using a large multinational electronic healt...