Excerpt from: The Oakland Press (click for full article)
The hunt for brain injury treatments has suffered a big disappointment
in a major study that found zero benefits from a supplement that the
U.S. military had hoped would help wounded troops.
The supplement
is marketed as a memory booster online and in over-the-counter powders
and drinks. It is also widely used by doctors in dozens of countries to
treat traumatic brain injuries and strokes, although evidence on whether
it works has been mixed.
U.S. scientists had high hopes that in
large doses it would help speed recovery in patients with brain injuries
from car crashes, falls, sports accidents and other causes. But in the
most rigorous test yet, citicoline worked no better than dummy
treatments at reducing forgetfulness, attention problems, difficulty
concentrating and other symptoms.
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