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How Does Strocit Help With Cerebral Strokes?
Hello Sir, My father is 71 yrs. old and he got cerebral stroke 3 months back and subsequently the left portion i.e. both arm & leg got paralyzed. Doctor prescribed him to continue the medicine strocit 500 twice everyday and it should be continued till further adviced. Hence, I would like to know the function and side effects of this medicine and how long it should be continued? Thanks in advance.
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your father's diagnosis and current neurological deficits.
Strocit (citicholine) is a neuro-protective agent, and may help brain cells from getting damaged. It has been proven to be effective in a few Asian studies. Therefore, it is popular among neurologists here.
Strocit can be safely continued for about three months. It is safe and there are no serious adverse effects of this medication.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your father's diagnosis and current neurological deficits.
Strocit (citicholine) is a neuro-protective agent, and may help brain cells from getting damaged. It has been proven to be effective in a few Asian studies. Therefore, it is popular among neurologists here.
Strocit can be safely continued for about three months. It is safe and there are no serious adverse effects of this medication.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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