The invention relates to aralkyl formyl-alkyl piperazine derivatives, and the use of its comnositions in the manufacture of medicaments for preventing or treating cerebral ischemic apoplexy and nerve protection, acting as central system excitable amino acid (N-methy-D-aspartic acid) antagonists (NMDA). The pharmacological experiments show that they display favorable full or ischemic anti-apoplexy activity, nerve protective activity and low side effects.