Ineffective treatment of essential tremor with an alcohol, methylpentynol.
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Six patients with essential tremor tested in the therapeutic effectiveness of a 6-carbon alcohol, methylpentynol, 200 mg/day, against placebo in a randomised double-blind clinical cross-over trial. The effect of methylpentynol on postural tremor amplitude was not different from that of placebo.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 49 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986