Methylprednisolone Therapy in Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Analysis of a Regional Spinal Cord Model Systems Database.

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The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between exposure to methylprednisolone (MP) and improvements in motor function among patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). MP therapy for patients with TSCI is controversial because of the current conflicting evidence documenting its benefits and risks.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Anesth. Analg.

Title: Anesthesia and analgesia

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1526-7598

ISSN (Print): 0003-2999

Publication date (Electronic): April 2017

Volume: 124

Issue: 4

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[1 ] From the *Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle; †Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; ‡Spinal Cord Injury Service, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington; Departments of §Rehabilitation and ‖Neurosurgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

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Publisher Item ID: 00000539-201704000-00028

DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001906

PubMed ID: 28319547

SO-VID: 1cc71f66-8867-4144-9bdb-cdb661eed9bd

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