Extension of fundamental stroke research into clinical care

Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 175-178

  Plum, Fred ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Calcium channel blockers; Craniectomy for severe stroke; Excitatory amino acids; Glutamate blocking agents; rtPA; Streptokinase; Stroke treatment; Thrombolytic agents

Indexed keywords

1 METHYL 1,2 DIPHENYLETHYLAMINE; 4 PHOSPHONOMETHYLPIPECOLIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; APTIGANEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DEXTRORPHAN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; LUBELUZOLE; SIPATRIGINE;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESEARCH; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; STROKE;

ANIMALS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030900441     PISSN: 10656766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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