Dextromethorphan Plus Ultra Low‐Dose Quinidine Reduces Pseudobulbar Affect

@article{Pioro2010DextromethorphanPU,
  title={Dextromethorphan Plus Ultra Low‐Dose Quinidine Reduces Pseudobulbar Affect},
  author={Erik P. Pioro and Benjamin Rix Brooks and Jeffrey L. Cummings and R. Schiffer and Ronald A. Thisted and Daniel R Wynn and Adriana Hepner and Randall Kaye},
  journal={Annals of Neurology},
  year={2010},
  volume={68}
}
To evaluate dextromethorphan combined with ultra low‐dose quinidine (DMq) for treating pseudobulbar affect (PBA) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or multiple sclerosis (MS). 
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