Title: Method for treating spinal cord injury

Abstract: A method for the treatment of spinal cord injuries in a mammal which comprises administering to said stricken mammal an effective dose of a water soluble carotenoid, or prophylactically treating a mammal which is expected to undergo spinal cord injury, such as prior to surgical procedures in the vicinity or on the spinal cord, which comprises administering to said mammal an effective dose of a water soluble carotenoid.

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Inventors: Gainer, Jr., James V. (Kingwood, WV, US)

Application Number: 634149
Filing Date: 1975-11-21
Publication_date: 1977-02-22
Assignee: The University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
Primary Class(es): 514/25 514/547
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3788468

Jan, 1974

Gainer

210/59.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Rosen, Sam
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Oblon, Fisher, Spivak, McClelland & Maier