Serum C-reactive protein is an early, simple and inexpensive prognostic marker for the progression of intramedullary lesion on magnetic resonance imaging from acute to subacute stage in patients with spinal cord injury

Study design null Retrospective chart audit. null Objectives null This study aimed to identify conventional routine blood testing biomarkers associated with the progression of intramedullary injured area in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). null Setting null A spinal cord injury center in Hokkaido, Japan. null Methods null We retrospectively reviewed 71 consecutive adults with acute SCI who were admitted within 24 h after injury and...