For the study, 522 adult patients with MRI-confirmed ischemic stroke were randomized to receive either placebo or 40,000 units of epoetin alfa administered intravenously for 3 days.

• 在这个研究中，522名MRI确诊的缺血性脑中风的成人病人被随机的给于安慰剂或者静脉输注40000单位的促红细胞生成素a三天。