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Caffeine-Alcohol Combination In Paralysis
Heart Care Foundation of India
A drug Caffeinol containing caffeine and alcohol may help stroke patients recover, said Padmashri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
In a small study at Texas Health Science Center in Houston, 60% of stroke patients who were given the drug, had no or minimal disability when they were discharged from the hospital. In contrast, only 26% of stroke survivors given standard therapy with tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, fared that well.
Caffeinol contains about as much caffeine as five to seven cups of good, strong New Orleans coffee and the equivalent of two shots of alcohol.
The study involved 100 people who had suffered an ischemic stroke. All received intravenous tPA; 10 were also given an infusion of caffeinol.
Caffeinol allows cells to tolerate reduced blood flow longer, thereby giving tPA a longer opportunity to do its action.
Will these findings be applicable to heart attack the time will tell as the heart attack treatment is also done with tPA.
Article submitted Thursday, February 09, 2012 & read 25 times.
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