Treatment of emotional lability in ALS

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 70-

  Meininger, Vincent ^a  

^a National Referral ALS Center   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVP 39; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; GABAPENTIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; QUINIDINE SULFATE; RILUZOLE; TOPIRAMATE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NAUSEA; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 12344274544     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(05)00970-1     Document Type: Letter

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