"Neuroprotective Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs intended to prevent damage to the brain or spinal cord from ischemia, stroke, convulsions, or trauma. Some must be administered before the event, but others may be effective for some time after. They act by a variety of mechanisms, but often directly or indirectly minimize the damage produced by endogenous excitatory amino acids.
| Descriptor ID |
D018696
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.706.548 D27.505.954.427.575
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| Concept/Terms |
Neuroprotective Agents- Neuroprotective Agents
- Agents, Neuroprotective
- Neuroprotectants
- Neuroprotective Drugs
- Drugs, Neuroprotective
Neuroprotective Effect- Neuroprotective Effect
- Effect, Neuroprotective
- Neuroprotective Effects
- Effects, Neuroprotective
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuroprotective Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Coffee, ADORA2A, and CYP1A2: the caffeine connection in Parkinson's disease. Eur J Neurol. 2011 May; 18(5):756-65.
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Statin therapy is associated with reduced neuropathologic changes of Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2008 Jul 29; 71(5):383; author reply 383.
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Statin therapy is associated with reduced neuropathologic changes of Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2007 Aug 28; 69(9):878-85.