Atorvastatin ameliorates cerebral vasospasm and early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage and inhibits caspase-dependent apoptosis pathway
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Backgroud</p> <p>Cerebral vasospasm (CVS) and early brain injury remain major causes of morbidity and mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, also known as statins, has the neuro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-01-01
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Series: | BMC Neuroscience |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/10/7 |