Methylprednisolone or tirilazad mesylate administration after acute spinal cord injury: 1-year follow up. Results of the third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury randomized controlled trial.
Bracken M, Shepard M, Holford T, Leo-Summers L, Aldrich E, Fazl M, Fehlings M, Herr D, Hitchon P, Marshall L, Nockels R, Pascale V, Perot P, Piepmeier J, Sonntag V, Wagner F, Wilberger J, Winn H, Young W. Methylprednisolone or tirilazad mesylate administration after acute spinal cord injury: 1-year follow up. Results of the third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1998, 89: 699-706. PMID: 9817404, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.5.0699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryHours of injuryCord injuryFunctional recoveryRandomized double-blind clinical trialMortality rate 1 yearDouble-blind clinical trialMotor function recoveryMP regimenMotor recoveryMP therapyTherapy 3Neurological gradeMorbidity rateSphincter controlFunction recoveryMethylprednisolone regimenClinical trialsMedical factorsTreatment groupsPatientsRegimenInjurySelf-CareMethylprednisolone or tirilazad mesylate administration after acute spinal cord injury: 1-year follow up
Bracken M, Shepard M, Holford T, Leo-Summers L, Aldrich E, Fazl M, Fehlings M, Herr D, Hitchon P, Marshall L, Nockels R, Pascale V, Perot P, Piepmeier J, Sonntag V, Wagner F, Wilberger J, Winn H, Young W. Methylprednisolone or tirilazad mesylate administration after acute spinal cord injury: 1-year follow up. Neurosurgical FOCUS 1998, 5: e1. DOI: 10.3171/foc.1998.5.3.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute spinal cord injuryHours of injurySpinal cord injuryFunctional recoveryCord injuryMortality rate 1 yearDouble-blind clinical trialMotor function recoveryMP regimenMethods PatientsMotor recoveryMP therapyTherapy 3Neurological gradeMorbidity rateSphincter controlFunction recoveryMethylprednisolone regimenClinical trialsMedical factorsTreatment groupsPatientsRegimenInjurySelf-Care