The effect of citicoline on stroke: A comparative study from the Eastern part of India

Neurology India

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 697-701

  Ghosh, Saikat ^b   Das, Somak Kumar ^a   Nath, Tanusree ^c   Ghosh, Kartik Chandra ^b   Bhattacharyya, Ramesh ^b   Mondal, Gouranga Prosad ^b  

^a JNM Hospital   (India)

^b CALCUTTA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Department of Medicine PGIMER and ESIC Hospital ODC (EZ)   (India)

Author keywords

Citicoline; India; neuroprotective agent; stroke

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CITICOLINE; HUMAN INSULIN; LOSARTAN; METOPROLOL; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; TELMISARTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84944881115     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.166538     Document Type: Article

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