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ArticleBrain sciences2020

Safety and Use of MLC601/MLC901 (NeuroAiD

Ramesh Kumar, Azizi Abu Bakar, Jegan Thanabalan, Sanmugarajah Paramasvaran, Charng Jeng Toh, Ainul Jaffar, Farizal Fadzil, Palaniandy Kamalanathan, Bee Hong Soon, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian

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Article in Brain sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ramesh KumarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Azizi Abu BakarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Jegan ThanabalanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Sanmugarajah ParamasvaranDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Charng Jeng TohDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Ainul JaffarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Farizal FadzilDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Palaniandy KamalanathanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Bee Hong SoonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Narayanaswamy VenketasubramanianRaffles Neuroscience Centre, Raffles Hospital, Singapore 188770, Singapore.
University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · MYRaffles Institution · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMLC601/MLC901 (NeuroAiD™) is a combination of natural products shown to be safe and to aid neurological recovery after brain injuries, especially ischemic stroke. Few studies have investigated NeuroAiD in primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The NeuroAiD Safe Treatment (NeST) Registry explores NeuroAiD use in the real-world setting. This cohort study aimed to assess its use and safety in ICH.

methodsThe online NeST Registry of subjects with ICH given NeuroAiD prospectively collected clinical data at baseline and monthly visits (V) 1 to 3. Outcome measures included compliance, side effects, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test (SOMCT).

resultsSixty-six subjects were included. NeuroAiD was well-tolerated with fair compliance over three months. Two non-serious side effects were reported. Mean scores significantly improved on all outcome scales. The proportion of subjects with favorable outcomes significantly improved from baseline to V3: NIHSS 0-4, from 12% to 59% (

conclusionsNeuroAiD in the real-world setting was safe and showed potential for a sustained positive effect on neurological recovery after ICH.

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clinical outcomeshemorrhagic strokeintracerebral hemorrhageMLC601MLC901registry

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PMID32751570
PMCPMC7465020
OpenAlexW3046129447

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