Medical treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
Progress in general symptomatic therapy such as avoidance of complications through nursing care, rehabilitation, and secondary prevention of stroke yield a better quality of life to stroke patients. Unfortunately, no specific drug therapy for acute stroke has been proven to be of benefit in controlled trials. However, new drugs and drug therapies such as thrombolytic therapy, 5-hydroxytryptamine agonists, NMDA receptor antagonists, and free radical scavengers are being studied.
Besson
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Department of Clinical and Biological Neuro-Sciences, Centre Hospitalier Régional and Universitaire of Grenoble, France.
Bogousslavsky
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic