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Rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries.

World Journal of Orthopedics, 2015
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is the injury of the spinal cord from the foramen magnum to the cauda equina which occurs as a result of compulsion, incision or contusion. The most common causes of SCI in the world are traffic accidents, gunshot injuries, knife
K. Nas, L. Yazmalar, Volkan Şah, A. Aydın, K. Öneş   +4 more
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Spinal Cord Injuries [PDF]

Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2010
Spinal Cord injury (SCI) is one of the most devastating and demoralizing ailment for both the patient and the medical practitioner. However, with the better understanding of the pathophysiology, better imaging modalities and emphasis on immobilization and rehabilitation has provided a ray of hope to such patients.
SM Sudambrekar, M Malhotra, HS Bhatoe
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HAL Training in Spinal Cord Injured Patients: A Narrative Review of 10 Years Experience

Applied Sciences, 2023
To provide a summary and overview of the use of Hybrid Assistive Limb in spinal cord injured patients over the past 10 years. A review of the literature was performed via Web of Science and PubMed using the search terms “Hybrid assistive limb” or “HAL ...
Alexis Brinkemper, Dennis Grasmücke, Emre Yilmaz, Thomas Armin Schildhauer, Mirko Aach   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An international survey of the structure and process of care for traumatic spinal cord injury in acute and rehabilitation facilities: lessons learned from a pilot study

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background To describe the key findings and lessons learned from an international pilot study that surveyed spinal cord injury programs in acute and rehabilitation facilities to understand the status of spinal cord injury care.
Aidin Abedi, Fin Biering-Sørensen, Harvinder S. Chhabra, Julia Maria D’Andréa Greve, Nasser M. Khan, Eerika Koskinen, Kenny Yat Hong Kwan, Nan Liu, James W. Middleton, Sasa Moslavac, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Colleen O’Connell, Jean G. Previnaire, Alpesh Patel, Giorgio Scivoletto, Lisa N. Sharwood, Andrea Townson, Susan Urquhart, Aki Vainionpää, Atiq Uz Zaman, Vanessa K. Noonan, Christiana L. Cheng   +21 more
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The Human ApoE4 Variant Reduces Functional Recovery and Neuronal Sprouting After Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury in Male Mice

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating form of neurotrauma. Patients who carry one or two apolipoprotein E (ApoE)4 alleles show worse functional outcomes and longer hospital stays after SCI, but the cellular and molecular underpinnings for this ...
Carlos A. Toro, Carlos A. Toro, Carlos A. Toro, Jens Hansen, Mustafa M. Siddiq, Kaitlin Johnson, Kaitlin Johnson, Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao, Daniella Azulai, Daniella Azulai, Dibash K. Das, Dibash K. Das, Dibash K. Das, William Bauman, William Bauman, Robert Sebra, Dongming Cai, Dongming Cai, Ravi Iyengar, Christopher P. Cardozo, Christopher P. Cardozo   +22 more
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Acute transient spinal paralysis and cardiac symptoms following an accidental epidural potassium infusion – a case report

BMC Anesthesiology, 2017
Background To describe a case of an accidental epidural potassium infusion leading to an acute transient spinal paralysis and cardiac symptoms and review the literature on that topic.
Martin Kreutzträger, Marcel A. Kopp, Thomas Liebscher   +2 more
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Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells into spinal cord lesions restores breathing and climbing [PDF]

, 2003
One of the most devastating effects of damage to the upper spinal cord is the loss of the ability to breathe; patients suffering these injuries can be kept alive only with assisted ventilation. No known method for repairing these injuries exists.
Decherchi, P., Li, Y., Raisman, G.
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The Ali Krogius procedure for treatment of patellofemoral instability should be regarded as obsolete even in skeletally immature patients

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Several interventions are established for treating patellofemoral instability in adults. Fewer exist for pediatric patients without damaging the epiphysis. The Ali Krogius (AK) method is currently still being used. Most studies are not current
Yannic Bangert, Felix Mittelstrass, Johannes Weisshorn, Sébastien Hagmann, Alexander Barié, Ayham Jaber   +5 more
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Caregiving, Participation, and Quality of Life of Closest Next of Kin of Persons Living with Spinal Cord Injury in Norway

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022
Objectives: To investigate how next of kin of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience various life areas in terms of caregiving, participation, and quality of life, and the impact of personal characteristics of next of kin and SCI ...
Annette Halvorsen, Kristine Pape, Marcel Post, Fin Biering-Sørensen, Monica Engelsjord, Aslak Steinsbekk   +5 more
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Global, regional, and national burden of spinal cord injury, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 [PDF]

, 2023
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major cause of health loss due to premature mortality and long-term disability. We aimed to report on the global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years of life lived with disability (YLDs) for ...
GBD Spinal Cord Injuries Collaborators, Harlianto, Netanja I.   +1 more
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