title: Treatment of hemorrhagic stroke with arachidonic acid.
abstract: Eighty-seven year old man, previously healthy, active and independent, was admitted to a hospital unconscious with hemorrhagic stroke. Treatment with arachidonic acid was initiated two weeks after his admission. After one year, despite his age, large hemorrhagic area and a history of ischemic heart disease, he had no physical disability or mental impairment and scored 95 points on the Barthel Scale.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, University of North London, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Golfetto
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Campo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D016718:Arachidonic Acid