Creatine monohydrate in ALS: Effects on strength, fatigue, respiratory status and ALSFRS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 266-272

  Rosenfeld, Jeffrey ^a   King, Ruth M ^a   Jackson, Carlayne E ^b   Bedlack, Richard S ^c   Barohn, Richard J ^d   Dick, Arthur ^d   Phillips, Lawrence H ^e   Chapin, John ^f   Gelinas, Deborah F ^g   Lou, Jau Shin ^h  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Creatine; Fatigue; Strength

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; PLACEBO; RILUZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BACKACHE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FALLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SINUSITIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PLACEBOS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 52649160814     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960802028890     Document Type: Review

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