Magnetic resonance imaging and neurological recovery in acute spinal cord injury: observations from the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study 3
Shepard M, Bracken M. Magnetic resonance imaging and neurological recovery in acute spinal cord injury: observations from the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study 3. Spinal Cord 1999, 37: 833-837. PMID: 10602525, DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryCord injuryMotor functionResonance imagingSpinal cord injury centerBlind clinical trialInitial neurological examinationInitial clinical examinationLight touch sensationComplete cord injurySpinal cord surgeryMultiple logistic regressionNational InstitutePresence of edemaComplete injuryNeurological recoveryRandomized patientsStudy drugCord edemaNeurological statusCord surgeryNeurological examinationNeurological assessment