The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2021 Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause considerable morbidity and mortality. Until now there is no spinal cord injury profile in Indonesia. Therefore, this study aims to provide an overview of the spinal cord injury profile as well as to analyze ...
Lukas Widhiyanto +2 more
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Surgical management of cervical spinal cord injury in extremely elderly patients, aged 80 or older
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021 Aim: Spinal cord injury in elderly populations has increased in recent years. This study aimed to investigate the pathology, severity, efficacy of the surgery, and complications of cervical spinal cord injury in extremely elderly patients aged >80 years.
Koki Kato +8 more
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The natural history of degenerative cervical myelopathy and the rate of hospitalization following spinal cord injury: an updated systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 Study Method: Systematic review (update). Objective: Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a degenerative spine disease and the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in adults worldwide.
Arnold, Paul M. +6 more
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Engineered GM1 Intersects Between Mitochondrial and Synaptic Pathways to Ameliorate ALS Pathology
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease driven by genetic and molecular disruptions affecting energy balance, protein homeostasis, and stress responses in nerve cells. Studies using human and rodent models identified convergent defects in mitochondria and synaptic function.
Federica Pilotto +11 more
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A hospital based cross-sectional study on clinical profile of patients with spinal cord injuries
MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2020 Background: Correct incidence of the spinal cord injuries in India is not known. Prevention is better than cure as there is no proper cure for the spinal cord injuries.
G Krishnamurthy, Goutham Kumar
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Reach for the Stars: Improving Upper Extremity Function After Spinal Cord Injury [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives of Presentation: 1.) Describe how cervical spinal cord injury affects UE functioning necessary for activities of daily living. 2.) Describe occupational therapy interventions used to increase UE functioning in cervical SCI.
Bland, OTS, Carlisle +4 more
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Subacute Presentation of Central Cord Syndrome Resulting from Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Discitis: A Case Report [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Central cord syndrome (CCS) is a clinical syndrome of motor weakness and sensory changes. While CCS is most often associated with traumatic events.
Cerda, Melinda +5 more
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Potent spinal parenchymal AAV9-mediated gene delivery by subpial injection in adult rats and pigs. [PDF]
, 2016 Effective in vivo use of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based vectors to achieve gene-specific silencing or upregulation in the central nervous system has been limited by the inability to provide more than limited deep parenchymal expression in adult ...
Ahrens, Eric T +14 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study presents a novel “in vivo–in vitro” therapeutic strategy for spinal cord injury by leveraging magnetically responsive piezoelectric nanomaterials. These nanomaterials enable targeted delivery of localized electrical stimulation at the injury site through noninvasive external magnetic actuation, thereby promoting axonal regeneration and ...
Zhihang Xiao +9 more
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Unique case of glass piece injury to cervical spinal cord: A very rare presentation
Journal of Spinal Surgery, 2016 Foreign bodies inside the cervical spinal canal causing injury to spinal cord are seen very rarely. Very few cases of glass fragments in the cervical spinal canal were reported till date. In this report, a 17-year-old boy, who was accidentally injured by
Rajendran Selvan +2 more
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