Management strategies in acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a narrative review

Worldwide, spinal cord injury (SCI) affects around 500,000 people each year and results in significant morbidity. The primary insult to the occurs at time of initial injury, which may result from a contusion, laceration or more rarely transection. Secondary damage SCI is insidious subacute; it combination an inflammatory response, vascular changes ionic dysregulation. Early clinical intervention vital after acute, ensure best possible outcomes for these patients. Current evidence on demographics mechanisms, underlying basic science management strategies injuries are outlined.