DELAYED ADMINISTRATION OF HIGH DOSE HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ENHANCES RECOVERY AFTER TRAUMATIC CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY BY MODULATION OF NEUROINFLAMMATION AND PROTECTION OF THE BLOOD SPINAL CORD BARRIER

Delayed administration of high dose human immunoglobulin G enhances recovery after traumatic cervical spinal cord injury by modulation of neuroinflammation and protection of the blood spinal cord barrier

Background/introduction: The neuroinflammatory response plays a major role in the secondary injury cascade after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).To date, systemic anti-inflammatory medications such as methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MPSS) have shown promise in SCI.However, systemic immunosuppression can have detrimental side effects.Therefo

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Libertarianism: A Fifty-Year Personal Retrospective

This retrospective, covering half a century, is a personal history of modern libertarianism.It provides some historical perspective on the growth of libertarianism and its impact on society, especially for those who were born into an existing libertarian movement, including political and academic paths.As outsiders, Austrians and libertarians can e

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