Treatment of ischemic brain injury

Treatment of ischemic brain injury

A composition and method adapted for the treatment of ischemic brain injury is disclosed, which includes applying hypothermic conditions to a subject within 5 hours after onset of brain injury and administering to the subject in need thereof a dose of a pharmaceutically effective amount of caffeine...

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Hauptverfasser: STRONG ROGER A, GROTTA JAMES C, ARONOWSKI JAROSLAW ADAM
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Sprache:eng
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:A composition and method adapted for the treatment of ischemic brain injury is disclosed, which includes applying hypothermic conditions to a subject within 5 hours after onset of brain injury and administering to the subject in need thereof a dose of a pharmaceutically effective amount of caffeine and at least a pharmaceutically effective amount of an alcohol or mixtures thereof adapted for the treatment of cerebral ischemia under hypothermic conditions.