Pharmacological therapy of spinal cord injury at the acute phase;Traitment medicamenteux de la lesion medullaire traumatique au stadeaigu

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 114-122

  Petitjean, M E ^a   Pointillart, V ^a   Dixmerias, F ^a   Wiart, L ^a   Sztark, F ^a   Lassie P ^a   Thicoipe M ^a   Dabadie, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Methylprednisolone; Nimodipine; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NIMODIPINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NIMODIPINE; PARAPLEGIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 7144223392     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(98)80058-0     Document Type: Article

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