Peripheral neuropathy in obstetrics: Efficacy and safety of α-lipoic acid supplementation

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 2766-2771

  Costantino, M ^a   Guaraldi, C ^b   Costantino, D ^c   De Grazia, S ^d   Unfer, V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Valdagno (VI)   (Italy)

^c Hygiene and Public Health Service   (Italy)

^d AGUNCO Obstet and Gynecol Ctr   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lipoic acid; Nerve entrapment syndromes; Neuropathic pain; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

THIOCTIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OBSTETRICS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCIATICA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; NEURALGIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; OBSTETRICS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THIOCTIC ACID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84941141687     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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