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Steve Casha

University of Calgary
Verified email at ucalgary.ca
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The promise of minocycline in neurology

VW Yong, J Wells, F Giuliani, S Casha… - The Lancet …, 2004 - thelancet.com
The capacity of minocycline to alleviate disease for several neurological disorders in animals
is increasingly being recognised. Indeed, that one drug alone can attenuate the severity of …

First-in-man intrathecal application of neurite growth-promoting anti-Nogo-A antibodies in acute spinal cord injury

…, A Badke, H Baron, R Thietje, S Casha… - … and Neural Repair, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Neutralization of central nervous system neurite growth inhibitory factors, for
example, Nogo-A, is a promising approach to improving recovery following spinal cord injury (…

The impact of machine learning on patient care: a systematic review

D Ben-Israel, WB Jacobs, S Casha, S Lang… - Artificial intelligence in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Despite the expanding use of machine learning (ML) in fields such as finance
and marketing, its application in the daily practice of clinical medicine is almost non-existent. …

Timing of decompression in patients with acute spinal cord injury: a systematic review

…, JS Harrop, JR Chapman, S Casha… - Global spine …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic review. Objective: To conduct a systematic review and synthesis of
the literature to assess the comparative effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of early …

Results of a phase II placebo-controlled randomized trial of minocycline in acute spinal cord injury

S Casha, D Zygun, MD McGowan, I Bains, VW Yong… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Preclinical studies have attributed neuroprotective properties to the antibiotic minocycline.
Animal studies and early clinical trials support its use in several neurological diseases. In …

The impact of specialized centers of care for spinal cord injury on length of stay, complications, and mortality: a systematic review of the literature

S Parent, S Barchi, M LeBreton, S Casha… - Journal of …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Specialized centers of care for spinal cord injury (SCI) were first established in 1944 in
England. The objective of these centers is to improve care and neurological recovery of patients …

Manipulation or microdiskectomy for sciatica? A prospective randomized clinical study

G McMorland, E Suter, S Casha, SJ du Plessis… - Journal of manipulative …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy of spinal manipulation
against microdiskectomy in patients with sciatica secondary to lumbar disk herniation (…

Preoperative predictors of poor acute postoperative pain control: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, AA Leung, PE Ronksley, N Jetté, S Casha… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Inadequate postoperative pain control is common and is associated with poor
clinical outcomes. This study aimed to identify preoperative predictors of poor postoperative …

Serum neurofilament light chain is a biomarker of human spinal cord injury severity and outcome

…, VW Yong, G Giovannoni, S Casha - Journal of Neurology …, 2015 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Neurofilaments (Nf) are major structural proteins that occur exclusively in neurons.
In spinal cord injury (SCI), the severity of disease is quantified by clinical measures that …

Lumbar fusion for degenerative disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Yavin, S Casha, S Wiebe, TE Feasby, C Clark… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Due to uncertain evidence, lumbar fusion for degenerative indications is
associated with the greatest measured practice variation of any surgical procedure. …