2002
Steroids for acute spinal cord injury
Bracken M. Steroids for acute spinal cord injury. 2002, cd001046. PMID: 12137616, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001046.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansMethylprednisolone HemisuccinateNeuroprotective AgentsSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryHours of injuryCord injuryMethylprednisolone therapySteroid treatmentPharmacological therapyRandomized trialsRecent trialsNational Acute Spinal Cord Injury StudyAcute Spinal Cord Injury StudyHigh-dose methylprednisolone steroid therapySpinal Cord Injury StudyMotor neurologic functionOnly pharmacological therapyNorth American trialsLumbar disc diseaseStart of treatmentMethylprednisolone sodium succinateCochrane Injuries GroupYears post injurySteroid therapyMaintenance infusionDose regimenInjury group
2001
Summary Statement: The Sygen® (GM-1 Ganglioside) Clinical Trial in Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Fehlings M, Bracken M. Summary Statement: The Sygen® (GM-1 Ganglioside) Clinical Trial in Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Spine 2001, 26: s99-s100. PMID: 11805615, DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200112151-00016.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMethylprednisolone and Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Bracken M. Methylprednisolone and Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Spine 2001, 26: s47-s54. PMID: 11805609, DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200112151-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryCord injuryMethodologic qualitySystematic reviewImproved functional recoveryHigh methodologic qualityNeurologic recoveryClinical recoveryPharmacologic therapyFunctional recoveryRandomized trialsInjury trialsCochrane LibraryEffective therapySurgical trialsEarly treatmentFurther trialsTherapeutic interventionsInjuryMeSH headingsMethylprednisoloneScore improvementPatientsEvidence base
2000
Methylprednisolone and spinal cord injury.
Bracken M. Methylprednisolone and spinal cord injury. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2000, 93: 175-9. PMID: 10879779, DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.93.1.0175.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1998
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-Care
1997
Administration of methylprednisolone for 24 or 48 hours or tirilazad mesylate for 48 hours in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury. Results of the Third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Randomized Controlled Trial. National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study.
Bracken MB, Shepard MJ, Holford TR, Leo-Summers L, Aldrich EF, Fazl M, Fehlings M, Herr DL, Hitchon PW, Marshall LF, Nockels RP, Pascale V, Perot PL, Piepmeier J, Sonntag VK, Wagner F, Wilberger JE, Winn HR, Young W. Administration of methylprednisolone for 24 or 48 hours or tirilazad mesylate for 48 hours in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury. Results of the Third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Randomized Controlled Trial. National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study. JAMA 1997, 277: 1597-604. PMID: 9168289, DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.20.1597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryNational Acute Spinal Cord Injury StudyFunctional Independence MeasureHours of injuryCord injuryTirilazad groupRegimen groupMethylprednisolone infusionAcute Spinal Cord Injury StudySpinal Cord Injury StudySpinal cord injury centerEfficacy of methylprednisoloneImproved motor recoveryMotor recovery rateAdministration of methylprednisoloneMotor function changesSteroid therapyMethylprednisolone groupSevere sepsisTirilazad mesylateMotor recoveryControlled TrialsInitial presentationIntravenous bolus