A randomized controlled pilot trial of lithium in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 149-153

  Saccá, Francesco ^a   Puorro, Giorgia ^a   Brunetti, Arturo ^a   Capasso, Giovambattista ^b   Cervo, Amedeo ^c   Cocozza, Sirio ^c   de Leva, Mariafulvia ^a   Marsili, Angela ^a   Pane, Chiara ^a   Quarantelli, Mario ^c   Valeria Russo, Cinzia ^a   Trepiccione, Francesco ^b   De Michele, Giuseppe ^a   Filla, Alessandro ^a   Brescia Morra, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Clinical trial; Lithium; SCA2; Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CARBONATE; PLACEBO; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENCHYMA; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 2; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TREMOR; WATER DEPRIVATION; WEAKNESS; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PILOT STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATROPHY; AUTOPHAGY; BRAIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926655854     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7551-0     Document Type: Article

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