High dose methylprednisolone must be given for 24 or 48 hours after acute spinal cord injury [8]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7290, 2001, Pages 862-863

  Bracken, M B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE INJURY; STEROID THERAPY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035820329     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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3. Methylprednisolone and spinal cord injury
4. Pharmacologic treatment for acute spinal cord injury
5. Review of clinical trials of neuroprotection in acute spinal cord injury