The direct primary mechanical trauma to neurons, glia and blood vessels that occurs with
spinal cord injury (SCI) is followed by a complex cascade of biochemical and cellular …

Objective: To map the impact of spinal cord lesion (SCL) on medication. Study design:
Registration of medication for 72 patients before SCL and at discharge from the Department …

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major problem in clinical medicine. Etiology depends
on several factors such as mechanism of injury and level of injury. The result is a very …

This special report traces the path of spinal cord injury (SCI) from ancient times through the
present and provides an optimistic overview of promising clinical trials and avenues of basic …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devasting neurological condition producing physical
dependency, morbidity, psychological stress, and financial burden. During the last 30 years …

Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the serious central nervous system injuries, which
can lead to significant neurological impairments and a reduction in quality of life with loss in …

Trauma victims with cervical spinal cord injuries should be managed by proper
immobilization and immediate reduction of spinal cord fractures to anatomical alignment …

A comprehensive physical examination of the patient with acute spinal cord injury is
essential in determining the initial level of injury and is the most accurate method of …

Thirty years ago, patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their families were told “nothing
can be done” to improve function. Since the SCI patient population is reaching normal life …

Various pharmacologic agents have been reported to be effective in the treatment of acute
experimental spinal cord injury. Their mechanism (s) of action is problematic. However …