The pharmacological management of acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) remains the source of
significant controversy. Optimism that a greater understanding of the pathogenesis of ASCI …

Pharmacological treatment of acute spinal cord injury: current status and future prospects Page 1
Paraplegia 30 (1992) 102-107 © 1992 International Medical Society of Paraplegia …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a common and devastating problem of modern society.
Through an understanding of underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in the …

Spinal cord injuries cause problems in many human systems such as cardiovascular
dysfunction, bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction, and psychological issues such as …

Introduction: Secondary spinal cord injury (SCI) sets on immediately after trauma and,
despite prompt treatment, may become chronic. SCI is a complex condition and presents …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating and common neurologic disorder that has profound
influences on modern society from physical, psychosocial, and socioeconomic perspectives …

There currently are few inventions available known to be effective in the treatment of the
spinal cord injured patient. Studies are being conducted in the hopes of discovering …

Since the evolution of man, the management of spinal cord injury (SCI) has been a great
challenge. One of the first known medical treatises, the “Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus,” …

Traumatic and ischemic injuries to the CNS, including spinal cord, cause tissue damage
through both direct (primary) and indirect (secondary) mechanisms (1, 2). Experimental …

The major impetus of basic spinal cord injury (SCI) research is that therapeutic interventions
can be devised to prevent or reduce disability. For years, there was doubt about the prospect …