Kakarieka A, Schakel E H, Fritze J
Medical Research CNS, Troponwerke GmbH & Co. KG, Köln, Federal Republic of Germany.
J Neural Transm Suppl. 1994;43:13-21.
Increased intracellular calcium is involved in the death of neurons associated with cerebral ischemia. After extensive experimental work, the calcium antagonist nimodipine has been investigated in several clinical trials in patients with disorders of the cerebral circulation. A short overview on trials in subarachnoid hemorrhage, head injury, ischemic stroke and cerebral resuscitation is given in this paper.
