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If chelation therapy has been effective, we can only hypothesise that Ballardie and colleagues have identified a new treatment for stiff person syndrome or another neurological disorder. Since chelating agents can also extract essential metals and can affect immune function,2 the decision to treat &...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2009-02, Vol.373 (9663), p.542
Main Authors: Bateman, D Nicholas, Blain, Peter G, Jefferson, Robert D, Thomas, Simon H L, Ballardie, Francis, Cowley, Richard, Cox, Alan, Curry, Alan, Denley, Helen, Denton, John, Dick, Jeremy, Guerquin-Kern, Jean-Luc, Redmond, Anthony
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chelating agents
Chelation
Chelation therapy
Heavy metals
Immune response
Kidney diseases
Lead poisoning
Mass spectrometry
Neurological disorders
Patients
Tissues
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Summary:If chelation therapy has been effective, we can only hypothesise that Ballardie and colleagues have identified a new treatment for stiff person syndrome or another neurological disorder. Since chelating agents can also extract essential metals and can affect immune function,2 the decision to treat "until heavy-metal excretion is undetectable" is potentially dangerous.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X