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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Stroke
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments, other than rehabilitation, for stroke.
For summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for stroke, go to Systematic Reviews on Stroke Rehabilitation [HealthInsite Topic Page]
Reviewed December 2011
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Systematic Reviews of Drug Treatments for Stroke
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Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of drug treatments for stroke.
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| Title: | Insulin for glycaemic control in acute ischaemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | After a stroke, people with high levels of sugar in their blood do not recover as well as those with lower levels. Insulin can reduce blood sugar levels. We do not know what the optimal level of blood sugar should be after a stroke. We searched for tria... |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Strokes cause long-term disability and death. The chances of dying are much higher with subsequent strokes, which often occur within one year of the first attack. Strokes are often associated with blockages and severe narrowing in the internal carotid a... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Hands-on therapy interventions for upper limb motor dysfunction following stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Therapists use a variety of techniques to help the arm to get better following stroke. However, the details of what they doing are unclear, are not well described in studies, and are used in various combinations. It is not known which elements of these ... |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Percutaneous vascular interventions for acute ischaemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The majority of disabling strokes are due to blockage of a large artery in the brain by a blood clot. For these patients, the most intuitive means of treatment is removal of the blockage by either injecting clot-dissolving (thrombolytic) drugs directly ... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Stem cell transplantation for ischemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Once stroke-induced cell damage has occurred, little can be done to improve functional outcome. Stem cell transplantation has been shown to be safe and effective in ischemic stroke animal models but evidence in patients is still lacking. This review fou... |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Patch angioplasty versus primary closure for carotid endarterectomy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Evidence from this review of 10 trials involving 1967 patients undergoing 2157 operations now suggests a benefit from using routine patch angioplasty during carotid endarterectomy. About 20% of strokes result from narrowing of the carotid artery (the ma... |
| Date: | May 2009 |
| Title: | Sanchi for acute ischaemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Sanchi is one of the most widely used medicinal herbs in China but the present evidence does not allow a conclusion to support its routine use for acute ischaemic stroke. There are very few drugs supported for routine use for acute ischaemic stroke by c... |
| Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Title: | Chuanxiong-type preparations for acute ischemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Stroke is a common disorder. It is due either to blockage of an artery in the brain or to bleeding in the brain. Chuanxiong is a Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is widely used in China for the treatment of patients with stroke. Two poor quality trials ... |
| Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Title: | Tongxinluo capsule for acute stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Traditional Chinese medicine is often used to treat patients with acute ischaemic stroke. The authors undertook a systematic review of the potential benefits and safety of tongxinluo capsule used for the treatment of patients with acute ischaemic stroke... |
| Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Title: | Dengzhanhua preparations for acute cerebral infarction |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is no clear evidence that dengzhanhua injections benefit patients with acute cerebral infarction. Dengzhanhua preparations are a traditional herbal drug that are commonly used in China to treat disorders of the blood supply to the heart and brain,... |
| Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Title: | Cooling therapy for acute stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Stroke is a life-threatening event in which part of the brain stops functioning properly, because it either does not receive blood and oxygen or it is damaged by bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel. Interventions to reduce temperature may protect brai... |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Surgery for primary supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is evidence of benefit from surgical removal of the blood clot formed after a stroke due to bleeding in the brain. Most strokes are due to the blockage of an artery to one part of the brain; these are called ischaemic strokes. Some strokes occur b... |
| Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Title: | Antiplatelet therapy for acute ischaemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Most strokes are caused by a sudden blockage of an artery in the brain (called an ischaemic stroke) that is usually due to a blood clot. Immediate treatment with antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin may prevent new clots from forming and hence improve rec... |
| Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Title: | Puerarin for acute ischaemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Puerarin, a form of herbal medicine, is widely used in China. We reviewed evidence from randomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials investigating puerarin in patients with acute ischaemic stroke. This review of one trial, involving 98 participants,... |
| Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Title: | Dan Shen agents for acute ischaemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Animal experiments in clinical practice suggest that Dan Shen agents might improve cerebral microcirculation. This review identified six randomised or quasi-randomised trials of Dan Shen agents involving 494 patients with acute ischaemic stroke. There w... |
| Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Title: | Acupuncture for acute stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is no clear evidence of benefit from acupuncture in acute stroke. In China, acupuncture is used to treat many acute and chronic conditions, including stroke. We reviewed evidence from randomised controlled trials investigating acupuncture in patie... |
| Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Title: | Carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | For most people with a narrowing of the carotid artery which is not causing symptoms a surgical operation to remove the narrowing carries a risk and has little benefit. Carotid stenosis is a narrowing of a major artery in the neck taking blood to the br... |
| Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Title: | Anticoagulants versus antiplatelet therapy for preventing stroke in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation and a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Anticoagulants are more effective than antiplatelet drugs to prevent a second stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. Nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation (NRAF) is a heart rhythm disorder commonly found in patients who have had a stroke. Patients with N... |
| Date: | Jul 2004 |
| Title: | Haemodilution for acute ischaemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Dilution of the blood to improve compromised brain blood flow in patients with acute stroke is not beneficial. Most strokes are caused by a blood clot that interrupts blood flow to a part of the brain. If blood flow is not restored early, the brain cell... |
| Date: | Aug 2002 |
| Title: | Surgical decompression for cerebral oedema in acute ischaemic stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is no evidence that surgery to relieve pressure on the brain improves outcome after massive stroke. About four-fifths of strokes are due to blockage of an artery in the brain. When the artery is blocked, part of the brain can be damaged, called a ... |
| Date: | Apr 2002 |
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