The Biochemical Basis of Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors as Neuroprotective Agents in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

The Biochemical Basis of Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors as Neuroprotective Agents in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has the highest morbidity and mortality rates of all types of stroke. Many aneurysmal SAH patients continue to suffer from significant neurological morbidity and mortality directly related to delayed cerebral ischemia. Pilot clinical studies of the use of Hyd...

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Main Authors: George Kwok Chu Wong, Wai Sang Poon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-10-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:
aneurysm
hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors
neuroprotective agent
subarachnoid hemorrhage
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/3/10/3186/

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