neuroprotectionn.
/ˌnjʊərəʊprəˈtɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊroʊprəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n/ Medicine.
Neuroprotective action or activity.
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1981 Lancet 1 Aug. 216/2 The following mechanisms of neuroprotection mediated by barbiturates have been proposed: decreased cerebral metabolic rate, decreased catecholamine release, [etc.].
2008 C. J. Smith et al. in S. Tomlinson et al. Mechanisms Dis. (ed. 2) x. 205/1 Combining reperfusion with neuroprotection is a logical approach to therapy in acute ischaemic stroke.
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