N-acetyl Cysteine Administration Is Associated With Increased Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: An Exploratory Study

N-acetyl Cysteine Administration Is Associated With Increased Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: An Exploratory Study

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease marked by progressive neurocognitive injury. Treatment options affording neuroprotective effects remain largely experimental. The purpose of this proof of concept study was to explore the effects of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) on cerebral gluc...

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Main Authors: Daniel A. Monti, George Zabrecky, Thomas P. Leist, Nancy Wintering, Anthony J. Bazzan, Tingting Zhan, Andrew B. Newberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
N-acetyl cysteine
antioxidant
multiple sclerosis
cerebral glucose metabolism
positron emission tomography
cognition
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00088/full

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