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Stroke

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Therapy

There is no clear benefit from mannitol d

Why?

  • Patients with acute ischaemic stroke who receive mannitol compared with placebo do not have a clear clinical improvement. d

Expiry date: October 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   G  Donnan
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , CM   Ball