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September 01, 1996; 47 (3) ARTICLES

A 1-year multicenter placebo-controlled study of acetyl-L-carnitine in patients with Alzheimer's disease

L. J. Thal, A. Carta, W. R. Clarke, S. H. Ferris, R. P. Friedland, R. C. Petersen, J. W. Pettegrew, E. Pfeiffer, M. A. Raskind, M. Sano, M. H. Tuszynski, R. F. Woolson
First published September 1, 1996, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.47.3.705
L. J. Thal
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A 1-year multicenter placebo-controlled study of acetyl-L-carnitine in patients with Alzheimer's disease
L. J. Thal, A. Carta, W. R. Clarke, S. H. Ferris, R. P. Friedland, R. C. Petersen, J. W. Pettegrew, E. Pfeiffer, M. A. Raskind, M. Sano, M. H. Tuszynski, R. F. Woolson
Neurology Sep 1996, 47 (3) 705-711; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.3.705

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vol. 47 no. 3 705-711
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.47.3.705
PubMed: 
8797468

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • First Published September 1, 1996.

Copyright & Usage: 
Copyright 1996 by Advanstar Communications Inc.

Author Disclosures

    1. L. J. Thal, MD,
    2. A. Carta, MD,
    3. W. R. Clarke, PhD,
    4. S. H. Ferris, PhD,
    5. R. P. Friedland, MD,
    6. R. C. Petersen, MD, PhD,
    7. J. W. Pettegrew, MD,
    8. E. Pfeiffer, MD,
    9. M. A. Raskind, MD,
    10. M. Sano, PhD,
    11. M. H. Tuszynski, MD, PhD and
    12. R. F. Woolson, PhD
  1. L. J. Thal, MD,
  2. A. Carta, MD,
  3. W. R. Clarke, PhD,
  4. S. H. Ferris, PhD,
  5. R. P. Friedland, MD,
  6. R. C. Petersen, MD, PhD,
  7. J. W. Pettegrew, MD,
  8. E. Pfeiffer, MD,
  9. M. A. Raskind, MD,
  10. M. Sano, PhD,
  11. M. H. Tuszynski, MD, PhD and
  12. R. F. Woolson, PhD
  1. From the Department of Neurosciences (Drs. Thal and Tuszynski), University of California San Diego, La Jolla, and San Diego VAMC, San Diego, CA; Department of Neurological Research (Dr. Carta), Sigma Tau Pharmaceuticals, Rome, Italy; Division of Biostatistics (Drs. Clarke and Woolson), University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; Department of Psychiatry (Dr. Ferris), New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Alzheimer Center (Dr. Friedland), University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; Mayo Clinic (Dr. Petersen), Rochester, MN; Department of Psychiatry (Dr. Pettegrew), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Suncoast Gerontology Center (Dr. Pfeiffer), University South Florida Health Sciences Center, Tampa, FL; Department of Psychiatry (Dr. Raskind), University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and Department of Neurology (Dr. Sano), Columbia University, New York, NY.
  2. Supported by Sigma Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  3. Received July 18, 1995. Accepted in final form February 28, 1996.
  4. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Leon J. Thal, Department of Neurosciences (0624), UCSD School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0624.

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