[Current trends in drug therapy of cerebral ictus]

The following protocol was used in the management of 25 hospitalised patients with acute cerebrovascular episodes: 4 vials Hydergine per day (slow venous drip) during the entire stay in hospital, with glycerol, diuretics, papaverine, cituridine, etc., during the initial period. Good results were noted in 18 cases (72%), including complete or nearly complete recovery of mobility and marked improvement of the entire clinical picture. A modest result was obtained in 4 cases and a fair result in one. Two subjects died, one from cardiographic shock and the other from supravening deep coma. It is considered that the protocol described is definitely useful in the medical treatment of cerebral ictus.