Cervical Spinal Cord Injury without Bone Injury in Elderly Patients

P43: Secondary Demyelination in Spinal Cord Injury

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Frequency of Phantom Pain among patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Summary: Background: Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) usually have permanent and often devastating neurologic deficits and disability and pain (1). According to the National Institutes of Health, "among neurological disorders, the cost to society of automotive SCI is exceeded only by the cost of mental retardation"(2). Neurogenic pain constitutes one of the enigmatic clinical sy...

Application of QFD method in toothbrush design for the cervical spinal cord injury handicapped (Tetraplegia)

Background: The spinal cord trauma is a lost physical performance that causes physical limitations in addition to mental, social and economic disadvantages. The mouth and tooth health is known as one of the related issues to the physical quality of life. Providing the conditions of the more independence for these people in brushing teeth can improve the level of mouth and tooth hygiene. The aim...

Bradycardia Secondary to Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Acute Hydrocephalus Following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

We present a case of acute hydrocephalus secondary to cervical spinal cord injury in a patient with diffuse ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). A 75-year-old male patient visited the emergency department with tetraparesis and spinal shock. Imaging studies showed cervical spinal cord injury with hemorrhage and diffuse OPLL from C1 to C4. We performed decompressive laminec...