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Neurologic Outcome in Conservatively Treated Patients With Incomplete Closed Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries

Shinsuke Katoh, W S El Masry, David A. Jaffray, Iain W. McCall, Stephen M. Eisenstein, R Pringle, Victor Pullicino, Takaaki Ikata

Spine · 1996 · 88 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Conservative treatment remains a good option for patients with incomplete cervical cord injuries. It is hoped the current study will be a good basis for comparison of the neurologic outcomes of different treatment modalities.

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Recovery of Motor Function after Spinal-Cord Injury — A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial with GM-1 Ganglioside

Fred H. Geisler, Frank C. Dorsey, William P. Coleman · New England Journal of Medicine · 1991 · 602 citations · Full text