Use of methylprednisolone as an adjunct in the management of patients with penetrating spinal cord injury: Outcome analysis

Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1141-1149

  Levy, Michael L ^a,d   Gans, William ^a   Wijesinghe, Hiran S ^a   SooHoo, Wayne E ^c   Adkins, Rodney H ^b   Stillerman, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^c LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Methylprednisolone; Outcome; Penetrating spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSILE WOUND; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0029951720     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199612000-00014     Document Type: Article

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