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L-carnitine administration reduces number of episodes in cyclic vomiting syndrome
Sandra C Van Calcar1, Cary O Harding, Jon A Wolff
1Biochemical Genetics Program, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Clinical Pediatrics
|May 10, 2002
Abstract:
Patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome suffer from recurring episodes of severe nausea and vomiting. This paper presents 6 patients who responded to 1-carnitine administration. Average time between episodes was 1.7 months before carnitine administration and increased to 1.1 years after carnitine administration. Average dose of carnitine administered was 50 mg/kg. Oral carnitine may be useful to control the symptoms in patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome.