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10975731

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
We studied the effects of acetyl-L-carnitine on pain in 16 HIV+ patients affected by painful distal symmetrical neuropathy. Patients were treated with 0.5-1 gr per day of acetyl-L-carnitine either i.m. or i.v. for 3 weeks. Pain intensity was measured before and after the treatment by the Huskisson's analogic scale. Ten patients (62.5%) reported an improvement of symptoms, five patients (31.25%) were unchanged, one patient worsened. The results of this open study show that acetyl-L-carnitine can have a role in the treatment of pain in distal symmetrical polyneuropathy related to HIV infection. However, further double-blind, placebo-controlled studies are needed to confirm these preliminary results.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1085-9489
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
250-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of acetyl-L-carnitine in the treatment of painful peripheral neuropathies in HIV+ patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Neurology, IRCCS-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't