Preliminary in vivo evidence of increased N-acetyl-aspartate following eicosapentanoic acid treatment in patients with bipolar disorder

Authors :: Frangou, Sophia
Lewis, Michael
Wollard, James
Simmons, Andrew
Source :: Journal of Psychopharmacology. July 2007, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p435, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: Abstract Ethyl-eicosapentanoic acid (ethyl-EPA) may be beneficial in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD) and may have a neurotrophic/neuroprotective role in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. To investigate this we examined [...]

Subjects :: Bipolar disorder -- Drug therapy
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Omega-3 fatty acids -- Influence
Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries
Psychology and mental health
Influence
Drug therapy

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