Understanding NAION and Why These Claims Are So Serious Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is a condition caused by reduced blood flow to the optic nerve
Early clinical use suggests minimal side effects, though injectionsite irritation or mild gastrointestinal upset can occur
Always administer with food and monitor for glucose-related symptoms
Indications: Huntington's Chorea (a hyperkinetic movement disorder) A drug of first choice for this condition Side Effects: Sedation Depression (suicidal tendencies) Parkinsonism symptoms Lacks the hypotensive & GI side effects of reserpine due to its selectivity for central VMAT2 Pharmacokinetics: * undergoes rapid hepatic metabolism involving carbonyl reductase and CYP2D6 to 2 active metabolites -dihydrotetrabenazine (-HTBZ) and -dihydrotetrabenazine (-HTBZ), with eventual renal elimination of metabolites the -HTBZ and -HTBZ metabolites are primarily responsible for the pharmacological & therapeutic effects produced by the parent prodrug Readily crosses the blood brain barrier & depletes cerebral monoamine stores
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Otro documento que habla del uso de L-Carnitina en el tratamiento de peso es el documento de I.Lofgren, T.Zern, .Herrn, K