Perispinal etanercept for post-stroke neurological and cognitive dysfunction: Scientific rationale and current evidence

CNS Drugs

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 679-697

  Ignatowski, Tracey A ^a   Spengler, Robert N ^f   Dhandapani, Krishnan M ^b   Folkersma, Hedy ^c   Butterworth, Roger F ^d   Tobinick, Edward ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Institute of Neurological Recovery   (United States)

^f NanoAxis LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETANERCEPT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; TNFR-FC FUSION PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MICROGLIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STROKE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 84904963126     PISSN: 11727047     EISSN: 11791934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40263-014-0174-2     Document Type: Article

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