RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS AND STROKE/Gro/ta et al 817 precursors and progenitors
to increase production of fetal hemoglobin. J Clin Invest 75: 547-557, 1985 51. Rosa RM …

Background—Neuroprotective drugs for acute stroke have appeared to work in animals,
only to fail when tested in humans. With the failure of so many clinical trials, the future of …

Chondroitinase ABC treatment promotes spinal cord plasticity. We investigated whether
chondroitinase-induced plasticity combined with physical rehabilitation promotes recovery of …

Background Functional disability is generally caused by hemiplegia after stroke.
Physiotherapy used to be the only way of improving motor function in such patients …

Background and Purpose In animals, drugs that increase brain amine concentrations
influence the rate and degree of recovery from cortical lesions. It is therefore conceivable …

Repair and reconstruction of major nerve trunks in the upper extremity is a very challenging
surgical problem. Today, there is no surgical repair technique that can assure recovery of …

We conducted a double‐blind pilot study of 8 patients with established cerebral infarction to
evaluate the effect of a single dose of amphetamine on recovery of motor function using the …

Background and Purpose In animal models of brain injury, administration of numerous
pharmaceuticals is reported to facilitate functional recovery. However, only drugs that …

Delayed or secondary neuronal damage following traumatic injury to the central nervous
system (CNS) may result from pathologic changes in the brain's endogenous neurochemical …

Article abstract—Studies in laboratory animals indicate that certain centrally acting drugs
(eg, the antihyperten-sives clonidine and prazosin, neuroleptics and other dopamine …