Spinal injuries and associated neurologic dysfunction are encountered frequently in small animal practice. Such injuries are most often the result of automobile trauma, or less commonly gunshot injuries, falls from heights, or animal abuse. The vertebral column has two distinct functions that become compromised in the injured animal and that must be considered in the diagnosis and management of...

Major advances have been made in pharmacological, rehabilitative, and surgical procedures related to spinal cord injury. However, these injuries still present a host of complex medical and psychosocial challenges for patients and medical practitioners. Spinal cord injuries often occur during the most active and productive time of a person's life and generally result in devastating loss of funct...

For patients with cervical spinal cord injuries to become independent in their ADL (Activities of Daily Living), residual arm function is very important. Also, age, sex, physical strengths, obesity, spasticity, pain, contracture and motivation are related. We investigated the possibility of independence in ADL for patients with cervical spinal cord injuries, carrying out our evaluation based on...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological condition that affects individuals worldwide, significantly reducing quality of life, for both patients and their families. In recent years there has been a growing interest in cell therapy potential in the context of spinal cord injuries. The present review aims to discuss and compare the restorative approaches based on the current knowled...

OBJECTIVE To investigate changes in the core temperature and body surface temperature in patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries (SCI). In incomplete SCI, the temperature change is difficult to see compared with complete spinal cord injuries. The goal of this study was to better understand thermal regulation in patients with incomplete SCI. METHODS Fifty-six SCI patients were enrolled, ...

BACKGROUND It is essential to use a definition that is precise and accurate for the surveillance of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and spinal cord injuries (SCI). This paper reviews the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10) definitions used internationally to inform the definition for neurotrauma surveillance using administrative data in Ontario, Canada. METHODS PubM...

INJURY to the spinal cord is devastating and catastrophic. Its unfortunate sequelae have been recognized since early Egyptian times [l]. Since damage to the spinal cord almost always results in permanent loss of sensory and motor functions below the level of the injury, the best solution to the problem of spinal cord injuries is prevention. There are no published data on the incidence of trauma...

o bjective: to describe the epidemiological characteristics of patients with cervical spine injury admitted to rajaee hospital, shiraz, iran. m e thods: this cross-sectional study includes all patients admitted with impression of cervical column injury with or without cervical cord injury from october 2009 to march 2012 to our level i trauma center in shiraz. we recorded the patients’ character...

Spinal cord injuries (SCI) can be caused by direct injuries such as car accidents, falls, and sports injuries and also by indirect injuries such as diseased tissue that surrounds and affects the spinal cord [1]. 12,000 new SCI cases are reported in the US every year and there are estimated to be up to 327,000 people in the US currently living with a SCI [1-2]. In 2008, a study was performed whe...

candida glabrata was thought to be a primarily non-pathogenic organism. however, with the ever-increasing population of immunocompromised individuals, it is considered to be an opportunistic pathogen. patients with spinal cord injuries often using a long-term urinary catheter and are high risk for urinary tract infections. this case report describes a patient with spinal cord injury (thoracic r...