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Rare case of real-time observation of paralytic deterioration after cervical dislocation in the hyperacute phase

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background There have been no prior reports of real-time detailed records leading to complete quadriplegia immediately after fracture dislocation in high-energy trauma. Here, we report a case of cervical dislocation in which the deterioration to complete
Tsutomu Endo, Kota Suda, Takafumi Fukui, Satoko Matsumoto, Miki Komatsu, Masahiro Ota, Chikara Ushiku, Junichi Yamane, Akio Minami, Masahiko Takahata, Norimasa Iwasaki   +10 more
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Data-driven characterization of walking after a spinal cord injury using inertial sensors

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2023
Background An incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) refers to remaining sensorimotor function below the injury with the possibility for the patient to regain walking abilities.
Charlotte Werner, Meltem Gönel, Irina Lerch, Armin Curt, László Demkó   +4 more
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Ang-(1–7)/MasR axis promotes functional recovery after spinal cord injury by regulating microglia/macrophage polarization

Cell & Bioscience, 2023
Background Inflammatory response is an essential part of secondary injury after spinal cord injury (SCI). During this period, the injury may be exacerbated through the release of a large number of inflammatory factors and the polarization of infiltrating
Guangjin Gu, Bin Zhu, Jie Ren, Xiaomeng Song, Baoyou Fan, Han Ding, Jun Shang, Heng Wu, Junjin Li, Hongda Wang, Jinze Li, Zhijian Wei, Shiqing Feng   +12 more
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Optimizing spinal cord injury care in Canada: Development of a framework for strategy and action

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
National health strategies are integral in defining the vision and strategic direction for ensuring the health of a population or for a specific health area.
Joanna Marie B. Rivera, Charlene Yousefi, Christiana L. Cheng, Cameron D. Norman, Jeanne Legare, Alana McFarlane, Vanessa K. Noonan   +6 more
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Goal attainment in mobility after acute rehabilitation of mobility-restricting paralysis syndromes with regard to the ambulatory therapeutic level of participation NeuroMoves

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background A central goal of rehabilitation in patients with paralysis syndromes after stroke or spinal cord injury (SCI) is to restore independent mobility as a pedestrian or wheelchair user.
Andreas Hug, Tamara Spingler, Cornelia Hensel, Stefan Fichtner, Tiziana Daniel, Laura Heutehaus, Michel Wensing, Rüdiger Rupp, Norbert Weidner   +8 more
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Application of posture-aware surgical tool assisted screw placement in orthopedic surgery of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Intelligent Surgery, 2023
Objective: This study summarized and analyzed the clinical data, preoperative preparation, surgical process and postoperative recovery of patients, to explore the clinical effect of posture-aware surgical tool in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis ...
Xiaonan Wu, Xinge Shi, Weiran Hu, Haohao Ma, Wensheng Liao, Yanzheng Gao   +5 more
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Neurotropin exerts neuroprotective effects after spinal cord injury by inhibiting apoptosis and modulating cytokines

Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2021
Background/objective: Spinal cord injury (SCI) severely and irreversibly damages the central nervous system. Neurotropin (NTP), a nonprotein extract obtained from inflamed rabbit skin inoculated with vaccinia virus, is a drug that has been used for more ...
Xue Yao, Chao Sun, Baoyou Fan, Chenxi Zhao, Yan Zhang, Huiquan Duan, Yilin Pang, Wenyuan Shen, Bo Li, Xu Wang, Chang Liu, Hengxing Zhou, Xiaohong Kong, Shiqing Feng   +13 more
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Effects of gabapentin on muscle spasticity and both induced as well as spontaneous autonomic dysreflexia after complete spinal cord injury

Frontiers in Physiology, 2012
We recently reported that the neuropathic pain medication, gabapentin (GBP; Neurontin), significantly attenuated both noxious colorectal distension (CRD)-induced autonomic dysreflexia (AD) and tail pinch-induced spasticity compared to saline-treated ...
Alexander G. Rabchevsky, Alexander G. Rabchevsky, Samir P. Patel, Travis S. Lyttle, Khalid C. Eldahan, Christopher R. O'Dell, Yi eZhang, Yi eZhang, Phillip G. Popovich, Phillip G. Popovich, Patrick H. Kitzman, Patrick H. Kitzman, Kevin D. Donohue   +12 more
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Delayed lumbar plexus palsy due to giant psoas hematoma associated with vertebral compression fracture and direct oral anticoagulants: a case report

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are commonly observed in elderly people and can be treated by conservatively with minimal risk of complications in most cases.
Chikako Ishii, Miki Komatsu, Kota Suda, Masahiko Takahata, Satoko Matsumoto Harmon, Masahiro Ota, Takamasa Watanabe, Mitsuru Asukai, Norimasa Iwasaki, Akio Minami   +9 more
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Overground walking patterns after chronic incomplete spinal cord injury show distinct response patterns to unloading

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2018
Background Body weight support (BWS) is often provided to incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) patients during rehabilitation to enable gait training before full weight-bearing is recovered.
Christopher Schmidt Easthope, Luca Renato Traini, Lea Awai, Martina Franz, Georg Rauter, Armin Curt, Marc Bolliger   +6 more
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