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Amantadine Therapy for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

T.J. Murray
T.J. Murray*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology. Dalhousie University
*
Clinical Research Centre. 5849 University Ave.. Halifax. Nova Scotia. Canada B3H 4H7
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Abstract:

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We carried out a double blind control study of fatigue in 32 patients with multiple sclerosis, comparing amantadine hydrochloride 100 mg twice a day and placebo. On amantadine 31% had marked improvement; 15.6% moderate improvement; 15.6% mild improvement; and 36.5%unchanged. On placebo, none noted marked improvement; one claimed moderate improvement on either amantadine or placebo. 18.7% reported mild improvement on placebo; and most of them had similar or more response to amantadine. No patient selected placebo over amantadine at the end of the trial. Overall improvement was seen in 62.5% of patients on amantadine and 21.8% on placebo. Additional experience up to two years suggests continued benefit but common and important side-effects.

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Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , August 1985 , pp. 251 - 254
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1985

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