Alpha-lipoic Acid Effectively Treats Diabetic Neuropathy

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Alpha-lipoic Acid Effectively Treats Diabetic Neuropathy

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Reference: " [implication of alpha-lipoic acid preparations in the

treatment of diabetic neuropathy], " Al-Zamil MK, Brezhneva EV, Zh Nevrol

Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova, 2008; 108(2): 27-30. Article in Russian.

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Summary: In a study involving 28 patients (between the ages of 40 and

70 years) with distal sensory-motor diabetic neuropathy of the lower

extremities, treatment with berlition, a preparation of alpha-lipoic

acid, at a dose of 600 mg/day for a period of 3 months was found to

significantly reduce clinical symptoms (sensory and motor) and

neurological changes associated with peripheral neuropathy in the lower

extremities.

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