title: [Results of the multicenter prospective study of cerebrolysin safety and efficacy in acute stroke].
abstract: The multicenter prospective study of cerebrolysin safety and efficacy included 277 patients with ischemic stroke aged 55-85 years, who received therapy within 12 h from the disease development. Cerebrolysin was used in dosage 10 ml daily along with concomitant standard basic treatment during 10 days after stroke onset in 138 patients. A control group comprised 139 patients who received basic treatment only. A quantitative analysis of the dynamics of neurological deficit revealed the accelerated improvement by NIHSS score, modified Rankin score and Barthel index in the cerebrolysin group on days 10 and 28 (p<0,05). The significant improvement of NIHSS score was observed on day 28 (p<0,05) in patients treated with cerebrolysin within the first 3h after stroke onset comparing to those treated within 6-12h. The trial demonstrated cerebrolysin safety and good tolerability in treatment of ischemic stroke in the carotid artery territory as well as its favorable clinical effect.
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Skwortsova
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Stakhovskaia
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Shamalov
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Kerbikov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; C006952:cerebrolysin