Piracetam in acute stroke: A systematic review

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 247, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-266

  Ricci, Stefano ^a   Celani, Maria Grazia ^a   Cantisani, Teresa Anna ^b   Righetti, Enrico ^a  

^a USL 2   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Ischemic stroke; Meta analysis; Overview; Piracetam

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; PIRACETAM;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033999942     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050581     Document Type: Article

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