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This article describes the use of oral Citicoline (CDP-Choline) to treat patients who have suffered a stroke, and explains the neurochemical mechanisms thought to underlie its therapeutic actions.
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Wurtman, R.J., Sandage, B.W., Warach, S. (1997). Advances in Understanding Cholinergic Brain Neurons: Implications in the use of Citicoline (CDP-Choline) to Treat Stroke. In: Becker, R.E., Giacobini, E., Barton, J.M., Brown, M. (eds) Alzheimer Disease. Advances in Alzheimer Disease Therapy. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4116-4_28
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