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A systematic review of evidence on malignant spinal metastases: natural history and technologies for identifying patients at high risk of vertebral fracture and spinal cord compression.

Health Technology Assessment, 2013
BACKGROUND Spinal metastases can lead to significant morbidity and reduction in quality of life due to spinal cord compression (SCC). Between 5% and 20% of patients with spinal metastases develop metastatic spinal cord compression during the course of ...
P. Sutcliffe, M. Connock, D. Shyangdan, R. Court, N. Kandala, A. Clarke   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wirelessly Powered Ingestible Capsule for Optical Stimulation of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Rodents

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
An ingestible electronic capsule, ICOPS, enables non‐invasive optical gut stimulation in rodents. ICOPS features modular LEDs and optimized power transfer for robust, in vivo functionality. This cleanroom‐free, 3D‐printed platform offers a compact, scalable solution for optogenetically interfacing enteric neural circuits, promising advances in ...
Mohamed Elsherif, Rawan Badr El‐Din, Zhansaya Makhambetova, Heba Naser, Maylis Boitet, Rahul Singh, Keonghwan Oh, Revathi Sukesan, Sohmyung Ha, Khalil B. Ramadi   +9 more
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Ultrasound‐Powered, Battery‐Free Implants via Triboelectric Energy Harvesting

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Ultrasound‐driven triboelectric nanogenerators (US‐TENGs) present a promising approach to battery‐free implants by combining body‐safe ultrasound with the material and structural versatility of TENGs. This review categorizes current US‐TENG research into long‐term and transient short‐term applications and discusses key challenges in materials, device ...
Youngwook Chung, Saswat Choudhury, Young‐Jun Kim, In‐Yong Suh, Keren Dai, Sang‐Woo Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secondary changes in spinal cord due to prolonged compression at trauma of cervical spine

Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2013
Introduction. One of the reasons for secondary changes in spinal cord at spinal trauma — is it’s tissue alteration by vertebrae bone fragments and dura mater.
Vitaliy Tsymbaliuk, Waldemar Nevodnik, Mykola Salkov   +2 more
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage due to Ruptured Spinal Artery Aneurysm: A Diagnostic Challenge

Case Reports in Neurology, 2020
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to a solitary spinal aneurysm is extremely rare. Early diagnosis of spinal SAH is challenging, particularly when the spinal cord has not been compressed.
Ngoc Hoang Nguyen, Vien Chi Le, Trung Quoc Nguyen, Thang Huy Nguyen   +3 more
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STAT: Spinal Cord Compression

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2020
Spinal cord compression involves tumor invasion or extension into the epidural space or pathologically collapsed vertebral bone fragments impinging on the spinal cord.
openaire   +4 more sources

Advancing Clinical Medicine with Raman Spectroscopy: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

Advanced Photonics Research, EarlyView.
Raman spectroscopy and microscopy may become excellent tools in clinical medicine, including hematology, oncology, infectious diseases, neurology, gastroenterology, reproductive medicine, rheumatology, and cardiovascular research. However, many challenges such as signal interference, standardization issues, and limited clinical application need to be ...
Jiří Bufka, Lenka Vaňková, Josef Sýkora, Věra Křížková, Jan Schwarz, Petr Bouř   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case of cervicomedullary junction compression

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2017
The C-V junction is a transition site between mobile cranium and relatively rigid spinal column. It is also the site of the medullo-spinal junction. CV anomalies are defects of development, not necessarily congenital and may not manifest at birth.
Ashok Gupta, Priyanshu Mathur, Manish Sharma, Vimesh Parmar   +3 more
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Iatrogenic Spinal Cord Injury Resulting From Cervical Spine Surgery. [PDF]

, 2017
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of iatrogenic spinal cord injury following elective cervical spine surgery.
Arnold, Paul M., Buser, Zorica, Currier, Bradford L., Daniels, Alan H., Fehlings, Michael G., Fish, David E., Hart, Robert A., Hilibrand, Alan S., Lord, Elizabeth L., Mroz, Thomas E., Nassr, Ahmad, Riew, K. Daniel, Sebastian, Arjun S., Stroh, D. Alex, Tortolani, P. Justin, Wang, Jeffrey C.   +15 more
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The Prevalence and Phenotype of Activated Microglia/Macrophages within the Spinal Cord of the Hyperostotic Mouse (twy/twy) Changes in Response to Chronic Progressive Spinal Cord Compression: Implications for Human Cervical Compressive Myelopathy

PLoS ONE, 2013
Background Cervical compressive myelopathy, e.g. due to spondylosis or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament is a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction.
T. Hirai, K. Uchida, H. Nakajima, A. Guerrero, N. Takeura, Shuji Watanabe, Daisuke Sugita, Ai Yoshida, W. Johnson, H. Baba   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source