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Year : 2003  |  Volume : 51  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 208--210

Nadroparin plus aspirin versus aspirin alone in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke

GR Sarma, AK Roy 
 Department of Neurology, St.John�s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India

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G R Sarma
Department of Neurology, St. John�s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore
India

Low-molecular-weight-heparin (LMWH) has been widely used in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke but controlled trials are few. In this study, 40 patients with acute ischemic stroke of less than 24 hours duration were randomized to receive either aspirin (325 mg/day) alone or aspirin (325 mg/day) plus subcutaneous nadroparin 4100 units/day. At the end of 4 weeks, the morbidity and mortality were significantly less in the nadroparin group as compared to the aspirin group. There was no increased risk of clinically significant intracranial hemorrhage in either group. The combination of aspirin and LMWH deserves to be tested in larger studies.


How to cite this article:
Sarma G R, Roy A K. Nadroparin plus aspirin versus aspirin alone in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke .Neurol India 2003;51:208-210


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Sarma G R, Roy A K. Nadroparin plus aspirin versus aspirin alone in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke . Neurol India [serial online] 2003 [cited 2023 Sep 27 ];51:208-210
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