Anti-Adrenergic Medications and Edema Development after Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Sansing LH, Messe SR, Cucchiara BL, Lyden PD, Kasner SE. Anti-Adrenergic Medications and Edema Development after Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2011, 14: 395-400. PMID: 21264527, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-010-9498-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-2 Receptor AgonistsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAntihypertensive AgentsAntioxidantsBenzenesulfonatesBlood PressureBrain EdemaCerebral HemorrhageClonidineCohort StudiesCritical CareDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFree Radical ScavengersGlasgow Coma ScaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntracerebral hemorrhageClinical outcomesBlood pressure medication useAcute intracerebral hemorrhageSympathetic nervous systemAdrenergic medicationsAntihypertensive medicationsAntihypertensive treatmentMethodsThe patientsPlacebo armBlood pressureMedication useEdema volumePerihematomal edemaEdema developmentInflammatory responseLess edemaHemorrhage volumeAdrenergic activationMedicationsNervous systemMultivariate analysisEdemaHemorrhagePatients