| Journal: | Belize journal of medicine |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000418447 |
| ISSN: | 2225-8116 |
| Authors: | Giroud Benítez, José Luis1 Abreu Vázquez, María del Rosario2 Rodríguez Miranda, Ovidio Gustavo1 Torres Monteagudo, Marisol1 Tacoronte Morales, María Elena1 Toledo Sotomayor, Guillermo1 García Sánchez, Yoandra1 Mendoza Tirado, Enerys1 Frades García, Víctor1 Guevara Ferrer, Félix Mariano1 Mato Oliva, Jorge Luis1 Amarante Justiniani, Estela1 Martín Ordoño, Fernando1 Vázquez Martínez, Milene1 Carrasco García, Mayra1 |
| Institutions: | 1Hospital "Salvador Allende", La Habana. Cuba 2Instituto de Gastroenterología, La Habana. Cuba |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Season: | Jun |
| Volumen: | 1 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 14-19 |
| Country: | Belice |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental, caso clínico |
| English abstract | Fatigue is a very frequent symptom among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) for which there is no effective treatment. In clinical studies of patients with viral and liver diseases, fatigue improvement has been demonstrated with the used of Viusid and Alzer. METHODS. A randomized, double blind and placebo controlled clinical trial was carried out in 100 patients, 50 in each group, from October 2009 to May 2011. Group A or the study group, received combined Viusid and Alzer treatment and group B or the control group, placebo. RESULTS. At 3 months in the study group only 2 showed fatigue (4%), which was maintained at six months and one year, with significant differences when compared to the control group. There was also improvement in fatigue severity, evaluated by PFS. CONCLUSIONS. The combined use of Viusid/Alzer nutritional supplements is effective in PD patient treatment, therefore it should be evaluated in studies with larger number of patients and a methodology that supports this indication |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Neurología, Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Enfermedad de Parkinson, Fatiga, Viusid, Alzer, Síntomas |
| Keyword: | Neurology, Therapeutics and rehabilitation, Parkinson disease, Fatigue, Viusid, Alzer, Symptoms |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
