Cerebrolysin enhances cognitive recovery of mild traumatic brain injury patients: Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 803-807

  Chen, Chun Chung ^a,b   Wei, Sung Tai ^a   Tsaia, Shiu Chiu ^a   Chen, Xian Xiu ^c   Cho, Der Yang ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain contusion; Cerebrolysin; Cognitive abilities screening instrument score; Head injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CEREBROLYSIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ABILITIES SCREENING INSTRUMENT SCORE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACIDS; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889587350     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2013.793287     Document Type: Article

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