Treatment of Symptomatic Diabetic Polyneuropathy With the Antioxidant Alpha-Lipoic Acid: A Meta-Analysis
The meta-analysis titled “Treatment of symptomatic diabetic polyneuropathy with the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid: a meta-analysis” (Diabet Med, 2004, PMID: 14984445) evaluated the efficacy and safety of intravenous alpha-lipoic acid (600 mg/day) over three weeks in diabetic patients with symptomatic polyneuropathy. Analyzing data from four randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trials (n=1,258), the