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-CareMethylprednisolone or tirilazad mesylate administration after acute spinal cord injury: 1-year follow up
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. Neurosurgical FOCUS 1998, 5: e1. DOI: 10.3171/foc.1998.5.3.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute spinal cord injuryHours of injurySpinal cord injuryFunctional recoveryCord injuryMortality rate 1 yearDouble-blind clinical trialMotor function recoveryMP regimenMethods PatientsMotor recoveryMP therapyTherapy 3Neurological gradeMorbidity rateSphincter controlFunction recoveryMethylprednisolone regimenClinical trialsMedical factorsTreatment groupsPatientsRegimenInjurySelf-Care
1985
Methylprednisolone and neurological function 1 year after spinal cord injury. Results of the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study.
Bracken M, Shepard M, Hellenbrand K, Collins W, Leo L, Freeman D, Wagner F, Flamm E, Eisenberg H, Goodman J, Perot P, Green B, Grossman R, Meagher J, Young W, Fischer B, Clifton G, Hunt W, Rifkinson N. Methylprednisolone and neurological function 1 year after spinal cord injury. Results of the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1985, 63: 704-13. PMID: 3903070, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1985.63.5.0704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal steroid doseNational Acute Spinal Cord Injury StudyAcute Spinal Cord Injury StudySpinal Cord Injury StudyHigh-dose methylprednisoloneSteroid treatment protocolFunction 1 yearCase fatality rateSpinal cord injuryPinprick responseSteroid doseNeurological recoveryCord injuryStandard dosePatient genderClinical trialsMotor functionTreatment protocolStudy groupInjury studiesTreatment groupsFatality rateInjuryMethylprednisoloneTreatment effects