Therapy against brain swelling in stroke patients: A retrospective clinical study on 227 patients

Stroke

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1975, Pages 353-356

  Candelise, Livia ^a   Colombo, Alvaro ^a   Spinnler, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Dexamethasone; Mannitol

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; MANNITOL;

BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG THERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STROKE; THERAPY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMA; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; MANNITOL; MIDDLE AGE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0016683608     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.6.4.353     Document Type: Article

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