DRUG FOR TREATING SYMPTOM OF CEREBRAL INFARCTION IN ACUTE STAGE CEREBRAL INFARCTION PATIENT

摘要

The present invention provides a means for treating a symptom of cerebral infarction in a cerebral infarction patient, particularly in an acute stage cerebral infarction patient, without causing undesirable side effects, by optimizing the administration and dosage of a drug that includes, as an active ingredient, adrenomedullin (AM) or a derivative thereof having adrenomedullin activity. One aspect of the present invention relates to a drug for treating a symptom of cerebral infarction in an acute stage cerebral infarction patient, said drug including, as an active ingredient, adrenomedullin or a derivative thereof having adrenomedullin activity, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of any of these.