l-carnitine alternative medicine review Deficiency and Therapeutic Uses PROTOCOL FOR LIFE BALANCE L-Carnitine

We discuss the failure of previously tested antioxidants, neuroprotective agents, anticonvulsants and antidepressants as therapeutic or preventative strategies, and suggest individualized, mechanism-based therapeutic options for CIPNP associated with each of the three main drug groups

Arthur Beaudet has been following clinical and genetic clues in patients with autism spectrum disorder and experimental results in animal models that have led him to propose that the lack of carnitine, a nutrient needed for the normal development and workings of the brain, the liver, the heart and other muscles, might be involved in triggering mild forms of autism

10.1016/j.molcel.2023.02.012 158 RadaP.PardoV.MobasherM

There is some indirect evidence to suggest that excess lysine in the diet may increase endogenous L-carnitine synthesis