In a double-blind trial intravenous aminophylline was compared with placebo in 79 patients with acute cerebral infarction. Immediate improvement in the neurological evaluation score was significantly more frequent in patients receiving aminophylline (38 per cent) than in those on placebo (15 per cent); only patients with mild or moderately severe strokes responded to the injection. After 3 weeks, however, the treated patients did not fare significantly better than the controls in terms of neurological score and residual disability. Survival rate, length of stay in hospital, and social readaptation were similar in the two groups. It is concluded that intravenous aminophylline in patients with ischaemic strokes can bring about an immediate symptomatic relief, but without appreciably influencing the ultimate recovery.
This Survey of Latin American Studies in France was Compiled in the fall of 1967 and early 1968 with the aid of correspondents at the major universities in France, and from scholarly journals and bibliographies. The survey includes a brief discussion of the French news media's coverage of Latin America, a listing of the more important academic periodicals in the field, and a description of the universities and institutes supervising the area studies. Also, an attempt has been made to enumerate the larger research projects now in progress and to comment on general trends in all of the current research in Latin American studies in France.
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