Trauma is the most common cause of spinal cord-related disability. There are approximately
52 new spinal cord injuries per million population per year in the US, and about 200,000 …

The search for a pharmacologic treatment of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) dates back to the
1960s. It was not until 1990 that the pharmacologic agent methylprednisolone demonstrated …

Objective: To review the major pharmacological trials in acute spinal cord injury (SCI) that
have been conducted over the past 25 years. Methods: Review article. Results: The …

Introduction Spinal cord injury is a complex result of primary mechanical damage and the
secondary vascular compromise and inflammatory reactions. Depending on timing, different …

Study Design. Post hoc, secondary analysis of data from 1992 to 1998 in the trial of Sygen®
in acute spinal cord injury. Objectives. Quasi-epidemiologic understanding of measurement …

Most acute spinal cord injuries (SCI) do not involve complete transection of the spinal cord;
typically, a rim of white matter survives. The potential for neurological recovery depends on …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to find the most and least commonly prescribed
medications for treating secondary health complications associated with spinal cord injury …

For almost a quarter of a century the international community in spinal cord in jury (SCI) has
advocated a unifor measure of SCI severity. 1 Such agreement IS needed for the accurate …

Much of the current research on mechanisms and treatments of injury to the spinal cord
employs techniques for controlled impaction of the cord after laminectomy. The resultant …