1999
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
1994
The effectiveness of surgery on the treatment of acute spinal cord injury and its relation to pharmacological treatment.
Duh M, Shepard M, Wilberger J, Bracken M. The effectiveness of surgery on the treatment of acute spinal cord injury and its relation to pharmacological treatment. Neurosurgery 1994, 35: 240-8; discussion 248-9. PMID: 7969831, DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199408000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCord injuryPharmacological treatmentSecond National Acute Spinal Cord Injury StudyNational Acute Spinal Cord Injury StudyAcute Spinal Cord Injury StudyAcute spinal cord injurySpinal Cord Injury StudySevere spinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryValue of surgeryRole of surgeryEffectiveness of surgerySpinal cord surgeryNASCIS IINeurological improvementEarly surgeryIncomplete injuriesNeurological recoveryNeurological scoreLate surgeryCord surgeryRandomized studySurgical treatmentMotor scores