The effect of age and injury severity on clinical prediction rules for ambulation among individuals with spinal cord injury

E Engel-Haber, G Zeilig, S Haber, L Worobey… - The Spine Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT While several models for predicting independent
ambulation early after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) based upon age and specific motor …

A pilot study on temporal changes in IL-1β and TNF-α serum levels after spinal cord injury: the serum level of TNF-α in acute SCI patients as a possible marker for …

B Biglari, T Swing, C Child, A Büchler, F Westhauser… - Spinal Cord, 2015 - nature.com
Study design: Serum levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)
were measured over a 12-week period in 23 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) with and …

Application of electrophysiological measures in spinal cord injury clinical trials: a narrative review

M Hubli, JLK Kramer, CR Jutzeler, J Rosner, JC Furlan… - Spinal Cord, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Study design Narrative review. Objectives To discuss how electrophysiology may
contribute to future clinical trials in spinal cord injury (SCI) in terms of:(1) improvement of SCI …

Relationship between ASIA examination and functional outcomes in the NeuroRecovery Network Locomotor Training Program

JJ Buehner, GF Forrest, M Schmidt-Read… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Buehner JJ, Forrest GF, Schmidt-Read M, White S, Tansey K, Basso DM. Relationship
between ASIA examination and functional outcomes in the NeuroRecovery Network …

Spinal cord injury: how can we improve the classification and quantification of its severity and prognosis?

V Krishna, H Andrews, A Varma, J Mintzer… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
The preservation of functional neural tissue after spinal cord injury (SCI) is the basis for
spontaneous neurological recovery. Some injured patients in the acute phase have more …

Balance, gait, and falls in spinal cord injury

M Wirz, HJA van Hedel - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2018 - Elsevier
This chapter covers balance, gait, and falls in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) from a
clinical perspective. First, the consequences of an SCI on functioning are explained …

Trends in demographics and markers of injury severity in traumatic cervical spinal cord injury

B Aarabi, JS Albrecht, JM Simard… - Journal of …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Over the past four decades, there have been progressive changes in the epidemiology of
traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). We assessed trends in demographic and injury-related …

Cortical overexpression of neuronal calcium sensor-1 induces functional plasticity in spinal cord following unilateral pyramidal tract injury in rat

PK Yip, LF Wong, TA Sears, RJ Yáñez-Muñoz… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Following trauma of the adult brain or spinal cord the injured axons of central neurons fail to
regenerate or if intact display only limited anatomical plasticity through sprouting. Adult …

Prognostic value of tissue bridges in cervical spinal cord injury: a longitudinal, multicentre, retrospective cohort study

D Pfyffer, AC Smith, KA Weber, A Grillhoesl… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background The accuracy of prognostication in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI)
needs to be improved. We aimed to explore the prognostic value of preserved spinal tissue …

Patterns of sacral sparing components on neurologic recovery in newly injured persons with traumatic spinal cord injury

SC Kirshblum, AL Botticello, TA Dyson-Hudson… - Archives of physical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the patterns of sacral sparing and recovery in newly injured persons
with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Design Retrospective analysis of data from the …