Open AccessPiracetam Improves Activated Blood Flow and Facilitates Rehabilitation of Poststroke Aphasic Patients
Author(s) -
Josef Kessler,
Alexander Thiel,
H. Karbe,
Wolf-Dieter Heiß
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.31.9.2112
Subject(s) - medicine , piracetam , rehabilitation , cerebral blood flow , aphasia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , stroke (engine) , blood flow , ischemic stroke , anesthesia , physical therapy , cardiology , ischemia , psychiatry , engineering , mechanical engineering
In a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, it was investigated whether piracetam improves language recovery in poststroke aphasia assessed by neuropsychological tests and activation PET measurement of cerebral blood flow.
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