Hypothyroid patients experience fatigue-related symptoms despite adequate thyroid
hormone replacement. Thyroid hormone plays an essential role in carnitine-dependent fatty …

Background Fatigue of unknown origin is a hallmark symptom in chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS) and is also found in 20% of hypothyroidism patients despite appropriate levothyroxine …

Carnitine deficiency is among the many metabolic disturbances that may contribute to
fatigue in patients with cancer. Administration of exogenous l-carnitine may hold promise as …

Purpose L-carnitine, a popular complementary and alternative medicine product, is used by
patients with cancer for the treatment of fatigue, the most commonly reported symptom in this …

Nutritional factors are among the postulated causes of fatigue, a highly prevalent symptom in
the cancer population, with serious impact on patients' quality of life. Deficiency of the …

L-Carnitine (LC) plays an important role in the metabolism of fatty acids, and LC deficiency is
associated with a feeling of weakness or general fatigue. Cancer patients receiving …

Carnitine deficiency is prevalent in populations with chronic illness, including cancer. In a
recent open-label study, l-carnitine supplementation was well tolerated and appeared to …

OBJECTIVE: Fatigue is a multidimensional symptom that is described in terms of perceived
energy, mental capacity, and psychological status: it can impair daily functioning and lead to …

Background: Carnitine deficiency has been implicated as a potential pathway for cancer-
related fatigue that could be treated with carnitine supplementation. The aim of this …

Weakness is common in both hyper‐and hypothyroidism, and skeletal muscle l‐carnitine
may play a role in this regard, as suggested by studies indicating abnormal levels of …