title: Citicoline preclinical and clinical update 2009-2010.
abstract: Citicoline is a neuroprotectant and neurorestorative drug that is used in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in some countries. The research with this compound continues. In this review, we focus on the latest publications or communications or both and on the major ongoing experimental and clinical projects involving citicoline in stroke recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Ctra de Canyet s/n, 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain. adavalos.germanstrias@gencat.cat
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dávalos
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Secades
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003566:Cytidine Diphosphate Choline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000187:drug effects; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D018697:Nootropic Agents; D003566:Cytidine Diphosphate Choline