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1 eur neurol 199030 suppl 21 41 basis for the application of calcium antagonists in neurology florence may 25 27 1989 proceedings no authors listed. 1 vojnosanit pregl 1988 may jun453202 5 use of calcium antagonists in neurology article in serbian jovicic a ivanisevic v magdic b pmid 3176420 indexed for medline mesh terms brain diseases drug therapy brain diseases physiopathology calcium physiology calcium channel blockers therapeutic use humans nervous system . This may explain why calcium antagonists ofthe dhp type neither show a marked protective effect against ischemia see siesjo 1988 nor block calcium influx into cells dur ing anoxia holler et ai 1986 peters 1986 this may not be the only explanation though since the doses at which such antagonists block calcium cur. Calcium antagonists are used to treat ventricular ectopy and to control rate during svts such as afl af and reentrant svt especially those that use the av node as part of the circuit. Surg neurol 198932 16 20 effects of a novel calcium 2 antagonist kb 2796 on neurologic outcome and size of infarction were studied in the rat model of focal cerebral ischemia neurologic deficits were examined from 1 to 24 hours after occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and size of infarction was measured at 24 hours postocclusion