Safety and efficacy of Cerebrolysin in motor function recovery after stroke: a meta-analysis of the CARS trials.
Guekht A, Vester J, Heiss WD, Gusev E, Hoemberg V, Rahlfs VW, Bajenaru O, Popescu BO, Doppler E, Winter S, Moessler H, Muresanu D · 2017 · Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
What does this source report?
Individual-participant analysis reports a favorable motor-recovery result during early rehabilitation.
- Population and setting
- 442 participants in the pooled CARS-1 and CARS-2 analysis
- Evidence type
- Review
- Preparation
- Porcine brain-derived peptide mixture; equivalence to other hydrolysates is not assumed
- Source language
- Indexed English abstract; original language varies
- Title provenance
- Title as recorded in the linked source or index. A separate original-language title has not been transcribed unless shown above.
What are the limitations?
- Reanalysis of existing trials, not a new independent cohort. Do not add these participants to CARS counts.
Publication counts are not counts of independent trials. Reviews, translations and reports sharing participants may overlap. Findings apply to the studied preparation, population and endpoints.
Source access and review scope
Citation and indexed abstract checked. Full methods, funding and risk of bias have not been comprehensively appraised.
Recorded source-check date: 2026-09-30. This date does not imply a completed systematic review.
Source provenance: Journal publication
Cite and trace this record
Original source: Guekht A, Vester J, Heiss WD, Gusev E, Hoemberg V, Rahlfs VW, Bajenaru O, Popescu BO, Doppler E, Winter S, Moessler H, Muresanu D. Safety and efficacy of Cerebrolysin in motor function recovery after stroke: a meta-analysis of the CARS trials. Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2017.
Molekul research summary: https://molekul.io/research/cbl-28707130. Cite the original publication for its findings and this page when referring to Molekul’s summary or evidence appraisal.
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