Evidence from patients has shown that primary somatosensory representations are plastic,
dynamically changing in response to central or peripheral alterations, as well as experience …

The effort to develop effective therapies for acute ischemic stroke achieved several im-
portant successes during the past decade, but also many disappointing failures. The 2 …

Background and Purpose—In a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, it was
investigated whether piracetam improves language recovery in poststroke aphasia …

Background: The course of recovery of aphasia after stroke is highly variable. Some
patients, even with severe aphasia, recover rapidly over the first days after onset. The …

Mitochondrial dysfunction including decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential and
reduced ATP production represents a common final pathway of many conditions associated …

Ischemia is localized tissue anemia due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood, thus
brain ischemia is the condition where insufficient blood is delivered to the brain. Many …

Together, thousands of neurons with similar function make up topographically oriented
sensory cortex maps that represent contralateral body parts. Although this is an accepted …

The aim of the present study was to establish whether piracetam (2-pyrrolidon-N-acetamide;
PIR) and vinpocetine (a vasoactive vinca alkaloid; VINP) are capable of protecting …

Piracetam, the prototype of the so-called nootropic drugs' is used since many years in
different countries to treat cognitive impairment in aging and dementia. Findings that …

PURPOSE: The aim of the present study is to verify whether patients with partial epilepsy
receiving levetiracetam (LEV) as an add-on treatment show an improvement in cognitive …