Cilostazol for the Prevention of Acute Progressing Stroke: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial

Conclusions: Cilostazol failed to show a preventive effect against acute progressing stroke. However, the tendency to reduce progressing stroke and the results of stratified analyses may encourage additional studies to clarify the effect of cilostazol in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Hiroaki Shimizu, Teiji Tominaga, Akira Ogawa, Takamasa Kayama, Kazuo Mizoi, Kiyoshi Saito, Yasuo Terayama, Kuniaki Ogasawara, Etsuro Mori, Tohoku Acute Stroke Progressing Stroke Study Group Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research