The invention provides for the use of protein kinase activators or boosters of nerve growth factor (NGF), brainderived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) or other neurotrophic factors to treat head trauma. Specifically, the present invention provides methods of treating head trauma comprising the steps of identifying a subject having suffered a head trauma and administering to said subject an amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein kinase C (PKC) activator or 4-methylcatechol acetic acid (MCBA) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier effective to treat at least one symptom of head trauma.
本发明提供了使用蛋白激酶激活剂或神经生长因子(NGF)、脑神经营养因子(BDNF)或其他神经营养因子的
促进剂治疗头部创伤的方法。具体地说,本发明提供了治疗头部创伤的方法,包括以下步骤:确定遭受头部创伤的受试者,并向所述受试者施用一定量的药物组合物,该药物组合物包含蛋白激酶C(PKC)激活剂或4-甲基
邻苯二酚乙酸(MCBA)和药学上可接受的载体,可有效治疗头部创伤的至少一种症状。