Effects of dexamethasone and of local hypothermia on early and late tissue electrolyte changes in experimental spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 391-398

  Kuchner, E F ^a   Hansebout, R R ^a   Pappius, H M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling; Edema; Glucocorticoids; Hypothermia; Paraplegia; Potassium; Sodium; Spinal cord injury, experimental; Steroids

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOCORTICOID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FEMALE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CRYOTHERAPY; DEXAMETHASONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTROLYTES; FEMALE; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034465558     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200010000-00004     Document Type: Article

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