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Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction (Middle Cerebral Artery Syndrome) Summary

2124 relevant articles (79 outcomes, 273 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: NECROSIS occurring in the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which brings blood to the entire lateral aspects of each CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE. Clinical signs include impaired cognition; APHASIA; AGRAPHIA; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally or bilaterally depending on the infarction.

Also Known As: Middle Cerebral Artery Syndrome; Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery; Embolus, Middle Cerebral Artery; Left Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction; MCA Infarction Show All >>

Key Drugs and Agents for Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Dizocilpine Maleate (Dizocilpine) : 3 outcomes 4 studies in 39 results : IBA
  2. Tissue Plasminogen Activator (Alteplase) : 3 outcomes 4 studies in 28 results : FDA 2
  3. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) : 3 outcomes 2 studies in 19 results : IBA
  4. Messenger RNA (mRNA) : 2 outcomes 15 studies in 89 results : IBA
  5. Glutamic Acid (Glutamate) : 2 outcomes 8 studies in 45 results : FDA 11
  6. Endothelin-1 (Endothelin 1) : 2 outcomes 5 studies in 18 results : IBA
  7. Calcium : 2 outcomes 3 studies in 24 results : IBA
  8. huperzine A : 2 outcomes 2 studies in 2 results : IBA
  9. Nimodipine (Modus) : 2 outcomes 1 study in 21 results : FDA 4 Generic
  10. N-Methylaspartate (NMDA) : 1 outcome 9 studies in 39 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction

  1. Brain Ischemia (Cerebral Ischemia)
  2. Stroke (Strokes)
  3. Ischemia
  4. Infarction
  5. Cerebral Infarction
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Key Therapies for Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction

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  1. Thrombolytic Therapy : 4 outcomes in 9 results
  2. Sutures (Suture) : 2 outcomes 10 studies in 113 results
  3. Transplants (Transplant) : 2 outcomes 1 study in 11 results
  4. Surgical Decompression : 2 outcomes 1 study in 3 results
  5. Rewarming : 1 outcome 1 study in 3 results
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