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Efficacy of high dose steroid therapy in children with severe acute transverse myelitis

par Defresne, Pierre;Kadhim, Hazim ;Sébire, Guillaume;Meyer, Laurence;Tardieu, Marc;Landrieu, Pierre;Scalais, Emmanuel;Nuttin, Christian;De Bont, Baudouin;Loftus, G.
Référence Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 71, 2, page (272-274)
Publication Publié, 2001-08

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No effective treatment has been demonstrated for patients with acute transverse myelopathy. In a multicentre controlled study, 12 children with severe acute transverse myelopathy were treated with intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) and compared with a historical group of 17 patients. The treatment had a significant effect on the proportion of patients walking independently at 1 month and on the proportion with full recovery at 1 year, with no differences in the frequency of complications between the two groups.