1991
Treatment of acute spinal cord injury with methylprednisolone: results of a multicenter, randomized clinical trial.
Bracken M. Treatment of acute spinal cord injury with methylprednisolone: results of a multicenter, randomized clinical trial. Journal Of Neurotrauma 1991, 8 Suppl 1: s47-50; discussion s51-2. PMID: 1920461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryCord injuryAdministration of methylprednisoloneApparent contraindicationsNeurological improvementClinical trialsPermanent paralysisMethylprednisoloneLow dosesInjuryAdministrationDosesTrialsTreatmentMulticenterPlaceboContraindicationsNaloxoneParalysisDoseA Randomized, Controlled Trial of Methylprednisolone or Naloxone in the Treatment of Acute Spinal-Cord Injury
BRACKEN M, SHEPARD M, COLLINS W, HOLFORD T, YOUNG W, BASKIN D, EISENBERG H, FLAMM E, LEOSUMMERS L, MAROON J, MARSHALL L, PEROT P, PIEPMEIER J, SONNTAG V, WAGNER F, WILBERGER J, WINN H. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Methylprednisolone or Naloxone in the Treatment of Acute Spinal-Cord Injury. Survey Of Anesthesiology 1991, 35: 50. DOI: 10.1097/00132586-199102000-00048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Methylprednisolone or Naloxone in the Treatment of Acute Spinal-Cord Injury
Bracken M, Shepard M, Collins W, Holford T, Young W, Baskin D, Eisenberg H, Flamm E, Leo-Summers L, Maroon J, Marshall L, Perot P, Piepmeier J, Sonntag V, Wagner F, Wilberger J, Winn H. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Methylprednisolone or Naloxone in the Treatment of Acute Spinal-Cord Injury. New England Journal Of Medicine 1990, 322: 1405-1411. PMID: 2278545, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199005173222001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryNeurologic recoverySafety of methylprednisoloneSystematic neurological examinationPlacebo-controlled trialHours of injuryMajor morbidityNeurologic outcomeControlled TrialsNeurological examinationIncomplete lesionsMotor functionMethylprednisoloneNaloxonePatientsBody weightSensory functionInjuryPlaceboInfusionBolusEffective remainsTreatmentDose