Uric Acid Therapy Improves Clinical Outcome in Women With Acute Ischemic Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— In women with acute ischemic stroke treated with alteplase, the administration of UA reduced infarct growth in selected patients and was better than placebo to reach excellent outcome. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00860366.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/46/8/2162?rss=1

Source: Stroke - July 27, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Llull, L., Laredo, C., Renu, A., Perez, B., Vila, E., Obach, V., Urra, X., Planas, A., Amaro, S., Chamorro, A. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Neuroprotectors, Oxidant stress Clinical Sciences Source Type: research