Acetyl-l-carnitine in the treatment of painful antiretroviral toxic neuropathy in human immunodeficiency virus patients: An open label study

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-76

  Osio, Maurizio ^a,b   Muscia, Francesco ^a   Zampini, Luisa ^b   Nascimbene, Caterina ^a   Mailland, Enrico ^a   Cargnel, Antonietta ^b   Mariani, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetyl l carnitine; Acetylcarnitine; HAART; HIV; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LEVACECARNINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL TOXIC NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33644783056     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1085-9489.2006.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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