Diazepam treatment to increase the cerebral GABAergic activity in acute stroke: A feasibility study in 104 patients

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 437-440

  Lodder, J ^a   Luijckx, G J ^b   Van Raak, L ^a   Kessels, F ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Diazepam; GABAergic activity; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0033773007     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016104     Document Type: Article

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