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AVP-923 as a Novel Treatment for Pseudobulbar Affect in ALS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2006

Laura E. Pope
Laura E. Pope
Affiliation:
Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA 92121, USA; Email: LPope@avanir.com
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Keywords

Pseudobulbar palsypathologic laughingpathologic cryingdextromethorphanquinidineamyotrophic lateral sclerosismultiple sclerosisclinical trialneurotherapeutics
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Review Article
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Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 91 - 104
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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