Volume 66 Number 3  May 1999	back to contents

Acute Management of Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries	170 - 178
Trevor A. Dyson-Hhudson, M.D.1, and Adam B. Stein, M.D.2
From the 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, and 2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. 1Now at the Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation (KMRREC), West Orange, NJ. Address correspondence to Adam B. Stein, M.D., Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Box 1240B, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029 or address e-mail to: msjourn@doc.mssm.edu

ABSTRACT
Successful outcome from a traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) depends heavily upon the quality of the acute care rendered to the affected individual.  In recent years, there have been significant advances in the acute management of SCI.  We discuss current management strategies in the areas of prehospital care and transport, emergency room management, surgical considerations and pharmacotherapy.

KEY WORDS
 Tetraplegia, stabilization, decompression, methylprednisolone

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