A Clinical Trial of Progesterone for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
A Clinical Trial of Progesterone for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Although animal models and early-phase clinical trials suggested that progesterone had beneficial effects in severe traumatic brain injury, this phase 3 clinical trial showed no benefit of progesterone as a neuroprotective agent for this condition.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability, with large direct and indir...
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A Clinical Trial of Progesterone for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1640690493
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1640690493
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1411090
