Lithium for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Much ado about nothing

Introduction: Lithium was proposed in 2008 as an effective candidate in the treatment of ALS after a report claimed that it was able to delay functional deterioration by 40% and that none of the 16 patients treated with a combination of lithium plus riluzole had died during a 15-month follow-up peri...

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Main Authors: J. Gamez, M. Salvado, A. Martínez de la Ossa, M. Badia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2016-10-01
Series:Neurología (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580816300839