Abstract
Section Editor: Graeme J. Hankey MD, FRCP Ginkgo biloba extract, a Chinese traditional medicine, is used widely in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in China and is also used occasionally in Europe, but its efficacy is uncertain. The primary objective was to determine whether Ginkgo biloba extract improves functional outcome without causing undue harm in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Secondary objectives were to assess the effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on neurological impairment and quality of life. We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched October 2004), the Trials Register of the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field (last searched October 2004) and the Chinese Stroke Trials Register (last searched June 2004). In …
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