Neuroprotective therapy using granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for patients with worsening symptoms of thoracic myelopathy: A multicenter prospective controlled trial

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Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1475-1478

  Sakuma, Tsuyoshi ^a   Yamazaki, Masashi ^a   Okawa, Akihiko ^a   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^a   Kato, Kei ^a   Hashimoto, Mitsuhiro ^a   Hayashi, Koichi ^a   Furuya, Takeo ^a   Fujiyoshi, Takayuki ^a   Kawabe, Junko ^a   Mannoji, Chikato ^a   Miyashita, Tomohiro ^a   Kadota, Ryo ^a   Someya, Yukio ^a   Ikeda, Osamu ^a   Yamauchi, Tomonori ^a   Hashimoto, Masayuki ^a   Aizawa, Toshimi ^b   Ono, Atsushi ^c   Imagama, Shiro ^d   Kanemura, Tokumi ^e   Hanaoka, Hideki ^f   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^a   Koda, Masao ^a   more..

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Aichi Prefectural Welfare Federation of Agriculture Co operative Associations Konan Kosei Hospital   (Japan)

^f CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

clinical trial; granulocyte colony stimulating factor; neuroprotective therapy; thoracic myelopathy

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPANESE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPROTECTION; OPEN STUDY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THORACIC MYELOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADULT; AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864444316     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318260cc71     Document Type: Article

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