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Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York, USA sgoldm@med.cornell.edu
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Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy New York Medical College Valhalla, New York, USA maiken_nedergaard@nymc.edu
There are currently no effective means to treat acute spinal cord injury, except for glucocorticoids, which produce moderate benefits at best. A new study suggests erythropoietin, now recognized as a potent neuroprotective cytokine, as a potential treatment for spinal cord injury.
