Epidemiology and impact of spinal cord injury in the elderly: results of a fifteen-year population-based cohort study

JR Wilson, S Cronin, MG Fehlings, BK Kwon… - Journal of …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Although experience suggests a shift in the epidemiology of spinal cord injury (SCI) toward
an older demographic, population studies are lacking. We aimed to evaluate (1) how the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Treadmill training improves survival and differentiation of transplanted neural precursor cells after cervical spinal cord injury

A Younsi, G Zheng, M Scherer, L Riemann, H Zhang… - Stem Cell Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event with often lifelong disability. In
absence of good treatment options, stem cell therapy with among others neural precursor …

Three Growth Factors Induce Proliferation and Differentiation of Neural Precursor Cells In Vitro and Support Cell‐Transplantation after Spinal Cord Injury In Vivo

A Younsi, G Zheng, M Scherer, L Riemann… - Stem Cells …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cell therapy with neural precursor cells (NPCs) has the potential to improve
neuroregeneration after spinal cord injury (SCI). Unfortunately, survival and differentiation of …

A prediction model of functional outcome at 6 months using clinical findings of a person with traumatic spinal cord injury at 1 month after injury

Y Ariji, T Hayashi, R Ideta, R Koga, S Murai, F Towatari… - Spinal cord, 2020 - nature.com
Study design Retrospective statistical analysis of database. Objectives Prediction of the
Spinal Cord Independence Measure version III Total Score (SCIM-TS) at 6 months after …

Age as a determinant of inflammatory response and survival of glia and axons after human traumatic spinal cord injury

JC Furlan, Y Liu, WD Dietrich III, MD Norenberg… - Experimental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the shift in the demographics of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) with increased
proportion of injuries in the elderly, little is known on the potential effects of old age on the …

Prognostic Value of Age and Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cervical Subaxial Spinal Cord Injuries

R Martinez-Perez, M Ganau, N Rayo… - Neurology …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Clinical and radiological data from patients with acute traumatic cervical SCI and a
first MRI performed within 48 h of trauma were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were …

[PDF][PDF] Spinal cord injury rehabilitation practices

A Harnett, A Bateman, A McIntyre, R Parikh… - Spinal cord injury …, 2020 - scireproject.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation practices of today were influenced greatly by the
pioneering efforts of Sir Ludwig Guttman who was instrumental in the creation of specialized …

老年人创伤性脊髓损伤研究进展

刘宏炜, 李建军, 杜良杰, 杨明亮 - 中国康复理论与实践, 2020 - cjrtponline.com
老年人创伤性脊髓损伤的发病率和人群占比逐年升高, 在发达国家已是脊髓损伤的主要受累人群
. 跌倒是最主要的受伤原因, 椎管狭窄发生率增加, 脊柱生物力学改变和过伸损伤可能是轻微创伤 …

Регенеративные методы лечения травмы спинного мозга. Обзор литературы. Часть 4

ВА Смирнов, АА Гринь - Нейрохирургия, 2020 - therjn.com
Аннотация Проблема лечения травматических повреждений спинного мозга–одна из
наиболее сложных и актуальных для современной медицины. В подавляющем …