REPORT FROM THE AAN, APRIL 10-17, 2010 – In 2008, Italian researchers reported that lithium 300-450 mg/day delayed disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Fornai et al. PNAS 2008; 105: 2052-2057; free full text at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2538879/?tool=pubmed).