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Traumatic spinal cord injury [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has devastating consequences for the physical, social and vocational well-being of patients. The demographic of SCIs is shifting such that an increasing proportion of older individuals are being affected. Pathophysiologically, the initial mechanical trauma (the primary injury) permeabilizes neurons and glia and ...
Ahuja, Christopher S, Wilson, Jefferson R, Nori, Satoshi, Kotter, Mark R N, Druschel, Claudia, Curt, Armin, Fehlings, Michael G   +6 more
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3D synchrotron imaging of muscle tissues at different atrophic stages in stroke and spinal cord injury: a proof-of-concept study

Scientific Reports, 2022
Synchrotron X-ray computed tomography (SXCT) allows 3D imaging of tissue with a very large field of view and an excellent micron resolution and enables the investigation of muscle fiber atrophy in 3D.
Jessica Pingel, Hans Martin Kjer, Fin Biering-Sørensen, Robert Feidenhans’l, Tim B. Dyrby   +4 more
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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
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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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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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Spatiotemporal responses of trabecular and cortical bone to complete spinal cord injury in skeletally mature rats

Bone Reports, 2022
Objective: Characterise the spatiotemporal responses of trabecular and cortical bone to complete spinal cord injury (SCI) in the skeletally mature rat in the acute (4-week) period following injury.
Jonathan A. Williams, Carmen Huesa, James F.C. Windmill, Mariel Purcell, Stuart Reid, Sylvie Coupaud, John S. Riddell   +6 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 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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Brachial plexus injury mimicking a spinal-cord injury. [PDF]

, 2010
Objective High-energy impact to the head, neck, and shoulder can result in cervical spine as well as brachial plexus injuries. Because cervical spine injuries are more common, this tends to be the initial focus for management.
Aversano, Michael, Gonzalez-Giraldo, Ernesto, Heuer, Gregory G, Macyszyn, Luke J, Schuster, James M, Zager, Eric L   +5 more
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Calibrated forceps model of spinal cord compression injury. [PDF]

, 2015
Compression injuries of the murine spinal cord are valuable animal models for the study of spinal cord injury (SCI) and spinal regenerative therapy.
Ariza, Jeanelle, Martínez-Cerdeño, Verónica, McDonough, Ashley, Monterrubio, Angela   +3 more
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