Antidepressants and mood stabilizers may benefit stroke victims

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Antidepressants and mood stabilizers may benefit stroke victims

A study in rodents shows the growth of new neurons, also known as neurogenesis, lessens the severity of stroke and dramatically improves function following a stroke. The research, undertaken at the Buck Institute for Age Research, suggests that drugs shown to promote neurogenesis in rodents could have benefits for human stroke victims and that those drugs-which include antidepressants and mood stabilizers such as lithium-may be suitable for study in human clinical trials.

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Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, Antidepressant, Thrombotic Event, Disease and Condition, Drug, Clinical Trial