2001
Patterns of functional magnetic resonance imaging activation in association with structural lesions in the rolandic region: a classification system.
Carpentier A, Constable R, Schlosser M, de Lotbinière A, Piepmeier J, Spencer D, Awad I. Patterns of functional magnetic resonance imaging activation in association with structural lesions in the rolandic region: a classification system. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2001, 94: 946-54. PMID: 11409524, DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.6.0946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFMR imaging activationSurgical interventionRolandic regionMotor cortex plasticityMotor task paradigmFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMotor skillsMagnetic resonance imagingSevere motor impairmentFunctional magnetic resonanceFunctional recoveryLesion sideCortical abnormalitiesMotor cortexControl volunteersCortical malformationsStructural lesionsContralateral hemisphereArteriovenous malformationsBrain lesionsSurgical proceduresMotor impairmentPathological lesionsFunctional reorganizationAuthors' institution
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