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Nimodipine Clinical Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke

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At the time of the trial organization, the literature on the subject of calcium antagonists was still limited. Calcium antagonists were thought to be of benefit by virtue of their effects on cellular metabolism and on collateral circulation.

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  1. Stroke Center, Neurological Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, NY, 10032, USA

    J. P. Mohr

  2. G. H. Besselaar Associates, Princeton, NJ, USA

    J. L. Muschett & R. V. Riccio

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  1. Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-5300, Bonn 1, Germany

    Alexander Hartmann

  2. Physiologisches Institut der Universität, Im Neuenheimer Feld 326, D-6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    Wolfgang Kuschinsky

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Mohr, J.P., Muschett, J.L., Riccio, R.V. (1989). Nimodipine Clinical Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke. In: Hartmann, A., Kuschinsky, W. (eds) Cerebral Ischemia and Calcium. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85863-5_44

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