EBQ:High Dose Steroids in Cord Injury

incomplete Journal Club Article
Tsutsumi S. et al.. "Effects of the Second National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study of high-dose methylprednisolone therapy on acute cervical spinal cord injury-results in spinal injuries center.". Spine. 2006 Dec 15. 31(26):2992-6.
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Does high-dose methylprednisolone treatment of acute cervical spinal cord injury improve neurologic motor function outcomes?

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