A randomized controlled clinical trial of growth hormone in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: clinical, neuroimaging, and hormonal results(954 views) Saccà F, Quarantelli M, Rinaldi C, Tucci T, Piro R, Perrotta G, Carotenuto B, Marsili A, Palma V, De Michele G, Brunetti A, Brescia Morra V, Filla A, Salvatore M
Keywords: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Growth Hormone, Homa-Ir, Igf-I, Igfbp-3, Insulin, Arginine, Choline, Creatine, Gonadorelin, Human Growth Hormone, N Acetylaspartic Acid, Placebo, Riluzole, Somatomedin Binding Protein 3, Adult, Aged, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale Revised, Clinical Article, Controlled Study, Disease Course, Disease Duration, Disease Severity, Double Blind Procedure, Drug Dose Increase, Female, Glucose Blood Level, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Hormone Determination, Hypertension, Injection Site Reaction, Insulin Resistance, Joint Stiffness, Joint Swelling, Limb Weakness, Mortality, Motor Cortex, Motor Performance, Neuroimaging, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Peripheral Edema, Phase 2 Clinical Trial, Priority Journal, Randomized Controlled Trial, Side Effect, 80 And Over, Double-Blind Method, Endpoint Determination, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Neuroprotective Agents, Recombinant Proteins, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Drug Therapy Metabolism Pathology
, Choline Blood
, Creatine Blood
, Hormones Blood
, Human Growth Hormone Blood Therapeutic Use
, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 Blood
, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Analysis
, Motor Cortex Pathology
, Neuroprotective Agents Therapeutic Use
, Recombinant Proteins Therapeutic Use
, Riluzole Therapeutic Use
Affiliations: *** IBB - CNR ***
Department of Neurological Sciences, University Federico II, Via Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, NA, Italy. francesco.sacca@unina.it
Biostructure and Bioimaging Institute, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
U.O.C. Neurofisiopatologia, PO S. Gennaro ASL Napoli 1, Naples, Italy
U. O. C. Neurofisiopatologia, PO S. Gennaro ASL Napoli 1, Naples, Italy
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A randomized controlled clinical trial of growth hormone in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: clinical, neuroimaging, and hormonal results