Parathyroid hormone suppression in spinal cord injury patients is associated with the degree of neurologic impairment and not the level of injury

Model System:

SCI

Reference Type:

JA

Accession No.:

J33718.

Journal:

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

1997 , 78, 7, 692-696

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Abstract:

Using a retrospective analysis of clinical and biochemical data obtained from hospital records, argues that suppression of the parathyroid-vitamin D axis after spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with the degree of neurologic impairment and not level of injury.

Author(s):

Mechanick, J. I., Pomerantz, F., Flanagan, S., Stein, A., Gordon, W. A., Ragnarsson, K. T.

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