Lecithin is not effective in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 32 (3) , 315
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.32.3.315
Abstract
Eleven patients with motor neuron disease (9 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, one with spinal muscular atrophy, and one with postpolio motor neuron disease) were treated with lecithin (55% phosphatidylcholine, 20 gm per day) for 3 to 12½ months. Response was measured by quantitated muscle testing and functional evaluations of patients and untreated, matched controls. Lecithin therapy did not provide therapeutic benefit.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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