Clinical efficacy of L-carnitine in treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- VernacularTitle:左卡尼汀治疗糖尿病周围神经病变的临床疗效
- Author:
Hongli WANG
;
Dongsheng FAN
;
Tianpei HONG
;
Hongwei GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Carnitine;
Diabetic neuropathies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2008;24(6):645-646
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
One hundred patients with type 2 diabetic neuropathy were divided into L-carnitine group and control group with 50 eases in each group. Data showed significant improvements in clinical symptoms scores, visual analogue scale and quantitative sense test after 16-week L-earnitine treatment (all P < 0.05). The study demonstrates that L-earnitine has affirmative effect on patients with diabetic neuropathy, especially in alleviating pain.
