A proof-of-concept trial of the whey protein alfa-lactalbumin in chronic cortical myoclonus

Movement Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2573-2575

  Errichiello, Luca ^a   Pezzella, Marianna ^b   Santulli, Lia ^a   Striano, Salvatore ^a   Zara, Federico ^b   Minetti, Carlo ^b   Mainardi, Paolo ^b   Striano, Pasquale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; CHRONIC CORTICAL MYOCLONUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTALBUMIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK PROTEINS; MYOCLONUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83555178478     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23908     Document Type: Letter

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