A Controlled Trial of Nimodipine in Acute Ischemic Stroke

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 318, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 203-207

  Gelmers, Herman J ^a   Gorter, Kasper ^a   de Weerdt, Cees J ^a   Wiezer, Hans J a ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; NIMODIPINE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; SURVIVAL; AGED; ARTICLE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NIMODIPINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023818987     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198801283180402     Document Type: Article

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