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Clinical Trial
. 1976 Dec 11;2(6049):1409-10.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6049.1409.

Combined dexamethasone and low-molecular-weight dextran in acute brain infarction: double-blind study

M Kaste, R Fogelholm, O Waltimo
Clinical Trial

Combined dexamethasone and low-molecular-weight dextran in acute brain infarction: double-blind study

M Kaste et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

Intramuscular dexamethasone combined with intravenous low-molecular-weight dextran (dextran 40) was compared with placebo in 40 patients with acute ischaemic cerebral infarction. A double-blind procedure was used. Dexamethasone was given for up to 14 days and dextran 40 for up to three days after the infarction. A weighted scoring system was used to evaluate neurological state and mobility. There were no differences in mortality or in improvement of the neurological or mobility scores between the two groups.

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