METHODS OF TREATING CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA

摘要

The present invention provides methods of treating cerebral ischemia in mammals comprising inducing hypothermia in a mammal before, during, or following cerebral ischemia in the mammal. The hypothermia is induced by administering to the mammal an effective dose of a neurotensin analog that i s capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier and the comprises neo-tryptophan .