Of major importance in the study, he says, is the finding that citicoline appears to help injured membranes repair themselves, which limits cell death and paves the way for the brain to repair damaged circuits or create new ones to restore functions lost in the stroke. Brain tissue repair was measured at UK noninvasively, through use of magnetic resonance equipment. And shrinkage of this volume correlates positively with people getting better faster. They can get back to work more quickly and stand a much better chance of taking care of themselves. In addition to obvious health benefits, there is also the consideration of cost.
Stroke often results in long hospital stays.
Interneuron Pharmaceuticals has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve citicoline as a drug that may be prescribed for stroke patients.