title: Pharmacologic therapy for ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
abstract: This article considers pharmacologic therapy for the prevention and treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. The emphasis is on prevention of stroke, since current pharmacologic treatments do not reliably reduce morbidity or mortality once a stroke has occurred. Antihypertensive treatment, anticoagulants, and antiplatelet agents are discussed along with general guidelines for poststroke therapy.
authors.affiliation: Diving Medicine Department, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dutka
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hallenbeck
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors