Nimodipine can improve cerebral metabolism and outcome in patients with severe head trauma

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-124

  Aslan, Adem ^a   Gurelik, Mustafa ^b   Cemek, Mustafa ^a   Goksel, Hakan Murat ^b   Buyukokuroglu, Mehmet Emin ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebral metabolism; Nimodipine; Outcome; Severe head trauma

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; NIMODIPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION;

ADULT; BRAIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIMODIPINE;

EID: 58749098750     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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