High rates of neurological improvement following severe traumatic pediatric spinal cord injury

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1493-1497

  Wang, Michael Y ^a,c   Hoh, Daniel J ^a   Leary, Scott P ^a   Griffith, Pamela ^b   McComb, J Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlanto occipital dislocation; Methylprednisolone; Pediatric; SCIWORA; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 3042770778     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000129026.03194.0F     Document Type: Article

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