Survival in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, treated with an array of antioxidants

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 139, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 99-103

  Vyth, Arno ^a   Timmer, John G ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a   Louwerse, Elisabeth S ^a   De Jong, J M B Vianney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Antioxidant; Chelator; Dimercaptosuccinic acid; Dithioerythritol; Dithiothreitol; Free radical; N Acetylcysteine; N Acetylmethionine; Survival; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; DITHIOERYTHRITOL; DITHIOTHREITOL; N ACETYLMETHIONINE; SUCCIMER;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PAIN; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029787291     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00071-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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