[HTML][HTML] Emerging therapies for acute traumatic spinal cord injury

JR Wilson, N Forgione, MG Fehlings - Cmaj, 2013 - Can Med Assoc
• Intravenous methylprednisolone has been used as a neuroprotective strategy based on
limited evidence, but this is not a standard of care and may be associated with an increased …

Update on the treatment of spinal cord injury

DC Baptiste, MG Fehlings - Progress in brain research, 2007 - Elsevier
Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological disorder that can affect any
individual at a given instance. Current treatment options for SCI include the use of high dose …

Acute spinal cord injury: pharmacotherapy and drug development perspectives.

AR Blight, MP Zimber - Current opinion in investigational drugs …, 2001 - europepmc.org
There are no drugs specifically approved for spinal cord injury that directly address the
underlying damage to neural tissue. Immediate treatment with methylprednisolone sodium …

Protection and repair of the injured spinal cord: a review of completed, ongoing, and planned clinical trials for acute spinal cord injury: A review

GWJ Hawryluk, J Rowland, BK Kwon, MG Fehlings - Neurosurgical focus, 2008 - thejns.org
Over the past 2 decades, advances in understanding the pathophysiology of spinal cord
injury (SCI) have stimulated the recent emergence of several therapeutic strategies that are …

Update on pharmaceutical trials in acute spinal cord injury

DP Lammertse - The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

A systematic review of directly applied biologic therapies for acute spinal cord injury

BK Kwon, EB Okon, W Plunet, D Baptiste… - Journal of …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
An increasing number of therapies for spinal cord injury (SCI) are emerging from the
laboratory and seeking translation into human clinical trials. Many of these are administered …

Acute spinal cord injury, part II: contemporary pharmacotherapy

RJ Dumont, S Verma, DO Okonkwo… - Clinical …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a common and devastating problem of modern society.
Through an understanding of underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in the …

Review of treatment trials in humanspinal cord injury: issues, difficulties, and recommendations

CH Tator - Neurosurgery, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive review of the treatment trials in the field of spinal
cord injury, emphasizing what has been learned about the effectiveness of the agents and …

Spinal cord injury–scientific challenges for the unknown future

L Anderberg, H Aldskogius, A Holtz - Upsala journal of medical …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The history of spinal cord injuries starts with the ancient Egyptian medical papyrus known as
the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus. The papyrus written about 2500 BC by the physician and …

A systematic review of cellular transplantation therapies for spinal cord injury

W Tetzlaff, EB Okon, S Karimi-Abdolrezaee… - Journal of …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Cell transplantation therapies have become a major focus in pre-clinical research as a
promising strategy for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). In this article, we …