| abstract |
N-substituted alpha -amino acids and derivatives thereof are described, as well as methods for the preparation and pharmaceutical composition of same, which are useful in selectively blocking the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) excitatory amino acid receptors in mammals and also are useful in treating cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral ischemia or cerebral infarction resulting from thromboembolic or hemorrhagic stroke, cerebral vasospasm, hypoglycemia, cardiac arrest, status epilepticus and cerebral trauma as well as for treating schizophrenia, epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease or Huntington's disease and also additionally useful as anesthetics in surgical procedures where a finite risk of cerebrovascular damage exists. |