Protection against concussions-hydergine

Not only contact sports like hockey and football but also gun shots to the head or even vicious fights in bars, robberies etc., have resulted in a pandemic of concussions. The brain damage they produce as well as those resulting from strokes and heart attacks are most likely related to free radical pathology resulting from cerebral anoxia.

In an earlier blog, I made reference to the scientific literature which showed that hydergine may play a major significant role in delaying the progression of brain damage from heart attacks as well as senile dementia because of its pharmacological properties as a free radical scavenger, and its protective role against brain damage under anoxic conditions.

It seems that the neurologists and neurosurgeons are not evaluating and/or administrating this drug in their treatments for those patients suffering from various forms of concussions. Hydergine may be administered in 3 ways, injection (arterial), sublingual tablets ,or orally and in various doses.  It is necessary to review these doses in earlier editions of the CPS as the current edition(2012) only has devoted 3 lines for a drug which once was the 5th most prescribed drug in Europe !

I would suggest that coaches should consider the use of this drug on a preventative basis before scheduled games just like they do with helmets and other protective head gear. Before a hockey player goes on the ice and/or a football player on the field  each player should take hydergine orally.  If this is not practical for financial and/or other reasons then if they should get boarded and suffer a concussion at a game then they should immediately be given a sublingual tablet. In the case of a heart attack , stroke or other significant brain damage the health team might consider giving these victims and/or patients besides a sublingual pill also an injection of hydergine into the carotid artery- preferably within a few minutes of the event.- even before CPR is commenced..