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Is Intravenous Glutathione Therapy Effective For Parkinson's Disease?

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Posted on Tue, 24 Nov 2015
Question: about a year ago you had answered a person who asked you about using glutathione IV for Parkinsons.
You answered you had spoken to Dr, XXXXXXX Perlmutter and it looked promising and he was doing a double-blind study and would publish it soon.
Has it been published it yeT? Thank yopu
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Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (13 hours later)
Brief Answer:
URL link given

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear, I have gone through your question.
Kindly mention the query ID number so that the last communication can be traced.I am mentioning the URL which describes the effectivity of intravenous glutathione in Parkinson's patients.
XXXX
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina
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Follow up: Dr. Neeraj Kumar (30 hours later)
I am familiar with Dr. Hoffman's offering glutathione IVs.
My question was "has Dr. Perlmutter published the results of a double blind study
of using gluthione infusions for parkinson patients.

thank you
doctor
Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Yes his study was published in 2009

Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
The recommendations for iv glutathione is negative and it is not USFDA approved.
The results are controversial.
The study was published in 2209 by Perimutter D with non significant benefit in small number of patients.
You can get the information on below mentioned url

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Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Is Intravenous Glutathione Therapy Effective For Parkinson's Disease?

Brief Answer: URL link given Detailed Answer: Hi dear, I have gone through your question. Kindly mention the query ID number so that the last communication can be traced.I am mentioning the URL which describes the effectivity of intravenous glutathione in Parkinson's patients. XXXX Hope you found the answer helpful. Regards Dr Neeraj Kumar Neurologist