Effect of intravenous nimodipine on blood pressure and outcome after acute stroke

Stroke

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1250-1255

  Ahmed, Niaz ^a   Näsman, Per ^b   Wahlgren, Nils Gunnar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute; Blood pressure; Cerebral ischemia; Nimodipine; Stroke

Indexed keywords

NIMODIPINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0343963044     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.6.1250     Document Type: Article

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