Method for reduction of central nervous system (CNS) edema resulting from head and spinal cord trauma
US5189018A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P9/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for reducing the rise in intracranial pressure accompanying head trauma includes the steps of significantly reducing the mean trauma induced increase in blood brain barrier permeability by administering an effective dose of an analog of amino acids 4-9 of adrenocorticotropin hormone, thereby significantly reducing the peak rise in intracranial pressure which normally acompanies the trauma.
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