title: Pharmacological treatment of acute spinal cord injury: current status and future prospects.
abstract: The history and results of the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Studies (NASCIS) are briefly reviewed. The current status of pharmacological therapy for acute spinal cord injury and future prospects are also summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Bracken
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D009270:Naloxone; D008775:Methylprednisolone