Polydipsia-polyuria syndrome associated with traumatic spinal cord injury

POST-TRAUMATIC CHRONIC SPINAL CORD INJURY: ASSESSMENT WITH MRI

The initial experience concerning the use of magnetic resonance imaging in 94 patients who had sustained chronic cord injury showed its specific advantages over traditional imaging modalities. A variety of 84 cord abnormalities were identified including myelomalacia in 47%, cord cysts in 37%, focal atrophy in 11 % and cord transection in 5%. Canal stenosis was seen in twenty-five patients, ...

Factors Affecting Post Traumatic growth in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Phenomenological Study

Introduction: Spinal cord injury is one of the problems of human societies, which causes many physical and emotional problems for a person and will have consequences for personal, family and social problems. The purpose of this study was to investigate the phenomenological factors affecting post-traumatic growth in patients with spinal cord injury. Methods: The qualitative research project was ...

Clinical Approach to Polyuria/Polydipsia

Case 1 Signalment 12 year-old, castrated male mixed breed dog History Polyuria/polydipsia past few weeks; having accidents in the house. Lives in Alabama. Mainly indoors. Up-to-date on vaccines and heartworm preventive. No travel history Physical examination Obese Laboratory data Complete CBC, profile, urinalysis done. Abnormalities were: Calcium (mEq/L) 11.8 (9.0-11.2); urine specific gravity ...

Traumatic brain and spinal cord injury.

The management of pediatric head injuries has evolved over the past decade,and a number of significant advances have been made. Evidence-based guide-lines and algorithms for the management of severe pediatric head injuries have recently been published, and all pediatricians who care for children with severe head injuries should be familiar with these guidelines. It is hoped the guidelines will ...

Animal Models in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury