The Free Radical Scavenger α‐Phenyl‐Tert‐Butyl Nitrone Aggravates Hippocampal Apoptosis and Learning Deficits in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis

Abstract
The effect of adjuvant therapy with the radical scavenger α-phenyl-tert-butyl nitrone (PBN; 100 mg/kg given intraperitoneally every 8 h for 5 days) o