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Admin of Methylprednisolone for 24 or 48 Hr or Tirilazad Mesylate for 48 Hr in the Trtm of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
JAMA 277:1597-1604, Bracken,M.B.,et al, 1997
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Article Abstract
Patients with acute spinal cord injury who receive methylprednisolone within 3 hours of injury should be maintained on the treatment regimen for 24 hours.When methylprednisolone is initiated 3 to 8 hours after injury, patients should be maintained on steroid therapy for 48 hours.
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