Effect of Rosuvastatin in Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether rosuvastatin is effective in the management of acute phase of intracerebral hemorrhage and if it impact outcome by NIHSS.

Timeline

Start

2006-08

Primary completion

2006-12

Completion

2006-12

Publications

• Background Tapia-Perez H, Sanchez-Aguilar M, Torres-Corzo J, Rodriguez-Leyva I, Herrera-Gonzalez LB. [Statins and brain protection mechanisms]. Rev Neurol. 2007 Sep 16-30;45(6):359-64. Spanish.
• Background Tapia-Perez H, Torres-Corzo J, Sanchez-Aguilar M, Gonzalez-Aguirre D, Rodriguez-Leyva I, Teniente-Sanchez AE, Gordillo-Moscoso A. [A clinical-epidemiological approximation to intracerebral hemorrhage in a Mexican hospital: analysis of factors associated to mortality]. Rev Neurol. 2008 Jan 16-31;46(2):67-72. Spanish.
• Results Tapia-Perez H, Sanchez-Aguilar M, Torres-Corzo JG, Rodriguez-Leyva I, Gonzalez-Aguirre D, Gordillo-Moscoso A, Chalita-Williams C. Use of statins for the treatment of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: results of a pilot study. Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2009 Feb;70(1):15-20. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1082064. Epub 2009 Feb 5.

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