title: Methylprednisolone in the management of spinal cord injuries: Lessons from randomized, controlled trials.
abstract: The efficacy of glucocorticoid for treatment of acute spinal cord injuries remains a controversial topic. Differing medical societies have issued conflicting recommendations in this regard. Here we review the available randomized, controlled trial (RCT) data on this subject and offer a synthesis of these data sets.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Reid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoshide
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Ekkehard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kasper
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Clark C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: Critical care; National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study; Spine; trauma