Efficiacy of methylprednisolone in acute experimental cauda equina injury

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 817-821

  Gok A ^a   Uk, C ^a   YIlmaz, M ^a   BakIr, K ^a   Erkutlu, I ^a   Alptekin, M ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cauda equina injury; Histopathology; Methylprednisolone; Nerve conduction

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPINE INJURY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; INJURY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CAUDA EQUINA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RABBITS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036367655     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-002-0964-z     Document Type: Article

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