Amitriptyline in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 313, Issue 23, 1985, Pages 1478-1479

  Caroscio, James T ^a   Cohen, Jeffrey A ^a   Gudesblatt, Mark ^a   Jankovic, Joseph ^b   Schiffer, R B ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BROMOCRIPTINE; CARBIDOPA; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; LEVODOPA; PROFENAMINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG THERAPY; EDITORIAL; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THERAPY;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PARKINSON DISEASE, POSTENCEPHALITIC; VOICE;

EID: 0022402346     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198512053132315     Document Type: Letter

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