Methylprednisolone in acute spinal cord injury: Is there any other ethical choice?

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-139

  Rozet, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NALOXONE; NIMODIPINE; PLACEBO; TIRILAZAD;

CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORTALITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41149113578     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ana.0000314441.63823.b0     Document Type: Short Survey

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