Potential effects of common drugs on stroke recovery

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Abstract

Studies in laboratory animals clearly show that the rate and extent of functional recovery after focal brain injury can be modulated by drugs affecting certain neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. Preliminary clinical studies suggest that similar drug effects occur in humans recovering from stroke. Understanding these pharmacological effects is important because several of the classes of drugs that impair recovery in laboratory experiments are used to treat coincident medical problems in patients who have had a stroke.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)454-456
Number of pages3
JournalArchives of Neurology
Volume55
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1998

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Clinical Neurology

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