Is oral L-acyl-carnitine an effective therapy for hepatic encephalopathy? Review of the literature

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2330-2333

  Shores, Nathan J ^a,b   Keeffe, Emmet B ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Cirrhosis; Hepatic encephalopathy; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACYLCARNITINE; AMMONIA; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEADACHE; HEPATIC COMA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CARNITINE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50249164192     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0183-9     Document Type: Review

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