Secondary injury mechanisms of spinal cord trauma: A novel therapeutic approach for the management of secondary pathophysiology with the sodium channel blocker riluzole

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2002, Pages 177-190

  Schwartz, Gwen ^a   Fehlings, Michael G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIAMINO 5 (2,3,5 TRICHLOROPHENYL)PYRIMIDINE; ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; CNS 5546A; GABEXATE MESILATE; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PHENYTOIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROSTACYCLIN; RILUZOLE; SIPATRIGINE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN EDEMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CELL LEVEL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

EID: 0036454326     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)37016-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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