Piracetam for acute ischaemic stroke
S. Ricci, M. G. Celani, T. A. Cantisani, E. Righetti · 2012 · Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012(9):CD000419
What does this source report?
The review found insufficient evidence on dependence. A nonsignificant early-mortality trend was sensitive to baseline stroke-severity imbalance.
- Population and setting
- Three trials, 1,002 patients; one trial supplied 93% of the data
- Evidence type
- Review
- Preparation
- See the original report; formulation details require verification.
- Source language
- See linked publication
- 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?
- Condition-specific historical review, not a conclusion about healthy-person cognition.
- Harms were not adequately reported; absence of reporting is not evidence of safety.
- Trials in this review must not be counted again as independent review participants.
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.
Document format: Systematic review
Review depth: Abstract and reference list
Source access and review scope
Indexed abstract and included-trial list checked. The current Cochrane page dates the same DOI to 2022 but still reports a May 2011 search cutoff; this is not evidence of a newly searched trial set.
Recorded source-check date: 2026-10-02. This date does not imply a completed systematic review.
Cite and trace this record
Original source: S. Ricci, M. G. Celani, T. A. Cantisani, E. Righetti. Piracetam for acute ischaemic stroke Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012(9):CD000419 2012.
Molekul research summary: https://molekul.io/research/piracetam-stroke-review-2012. Cite the original publication for its findings and this page when referring to Molekul’s summary or evidence appraisal.
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