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New possibilities of neuroprotection in the treatment of ischemic stroke

Skoromets AA, Stakhovskaia LV, Belkin AA, Shekhovtsova KV, Kerbikov OB, Burenchev DV, Gavrilova OV, Skvortsova VI · 2008 · Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova · PMID 19431244

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What does this source report?

The double-blind multicenter report described improvement in neurological and functional scales compared with placebo.

Population and setting: 62 acute hemispheric ischemic-stroke patients; 32 Cortexin and 30 placebo; treatment started within six hours
Evidence type: Clinical trial / comparison
Preparation: See the original report; formulation details require verification.
Source language: English
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?

Small trial; random sequence generation is not established by the abstract.
No numerical treatment effect or adequate assessment of uncommon harms is available in the abstract.

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.

Review depth: Abstract reviewed

Source access and review scope

Indexed citation and abstract reviewed via Europe PMC / PubMed; full methods and risk of bias not comprehensively appraised.

Recorded source-check date: 2026-10-05. This date does not imply a completed systematic review.

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Original source: Skoromets AA, Stakhovskaia LV, Belkin AA, Shekhovtsova KV, Kerbikov OB, Burenchev DV, Gavrilova OV, Skvortsova VI. New possibilities of neuroprotection in the treatment of ischemic stroke Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova · PMID 19431244 2008.

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Related compound profiles

Cortexin

A tissue-derived preparation with Russian stroke, cognitive, pediatric and other clinical reports. Study designs vary; the independent stroke review is shown alongside favorable original reports. None validates the personal WHOOP diary.

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