Magnesium After Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment

Summary

The primary purpose is to see if magnesium tablet supplementation will decrease elevated GGT enzyme activity in alcoholic patients immediately after they had been treated for alcohol withdrawal. The secondary aims are to find out whether supplementation decreases the activity of ASAT and ALAT enzymes, increases muscle strength, decreases blood pressure and decreases depressive symptoms among these patients.

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2005-09

Publications

• Poikolainen K, Alho H. Magnesium treatment in alcoholics: a randomized clinical trial. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2008 Jan 25;3:1. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-3-1.

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