Spinal Cord Injuries
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Overexpression of Bcl-XL in human neural stem cells promotes graft survival and functional recovery following transplantation in spinal cord injury.

30 Oct 2009 Transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) has shown promise for improving functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI). The inhospitable milieu of injured spinal cord, however, does not support survival of grafted NSCs, reducing therapeutic ... Read more...

Botulinum toxin type A in the healing of a chronic buttock ulcer in a patient with spastic paraplegia after spinal cord injury.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Pressure sores are a significant secondary complication in spinal cord injured patients. A new indication for botulinum toxin type A is described here, in treatment of recurrent muscular spasms that had hampered the healing of a chronic ... Read more...

Spasticity and bone density after a spinal cord injury.

30 Oct 2009 STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between spasticity and bone mineral density in the lower extremities in individuals with a motor complete spinal cord injury. METHODS: Eighteen individuals, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Spinal Cord Injuries'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Overexpression of Bcl-XL in human neural stem cells promotes graft survival and functional recovery following transplantation in spinal cord injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Botulinum toxin type A in the healing of a chronic buttock ulcer in a patient with spastic paraplegia after spinal cord injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Spasticity and bone density after a spinal cord injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Prediction of employment status one year post-discharge from rehabilitation following traumatic spinal cord injury: an exploratory analysis of participation and environmental variables. 30 Oct 2009
• Association of depression and pain interference with disease-management self-efficacy in community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Combined intrinsic and extrinsic neuronal mechanisms facilitate bridging axonal regeneration one year after spinal cord injury. 27 Oct 2009
• Proteomic analysis uncovers novel actions of the neurosecretory protein VGF in nociceptive processing. 19 Oct 2009
• Brainstem 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: marker of demyelination and repair in spinal cord. 29 Sep 2009
• Some literary accounts of possible childhood paraplegia and neurorehabilitation. 29 Sep 2009
• Children's reports of activity and participation after sustaining a spinal cord injury: a cognitive interviewing study. 29 Sep 2009
• Muscle after spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the hand motor cortical area on central pain after spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Increased participation in activities of daily living is associated with lower cholesterol levels in people with spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Is the use of low-pressure pulsatile lavage for pressure ulcer management associated with environmental contamination with Acinetobacter baumannii? 29 Sep 2009
• A prospective study of factors influencing return to work after traumatic spinal cord injury in Taiwan. 29 Sep 2009
• Risk of mortality after spinal cord injury: an 8-year prospective study. 29 Sep 2009
• Hydrophilic catheters versus noncoated catheters for reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections: a randomized controlled trial. 29 Sep 2009
• Impact of anesthesia on transcranial electric motor evoked potential monitoring during spine surgery: a review of the literature. 29 Sep 2009
• Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during spine surgery: a review. 29 Sep 2009
• The potential metabolic consequences of cerebral palsy: inferences from the general population and persons with spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Spinal Cord Injuries'

Definition: Penetrating and non-penetrating injuries to the spinal cord resulting from traumatic external forces (e.g., WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WHIPLASH INJURIES; etc.).

Descriptor UI: D013119

Alternative terms: Spinal Cord Injuries; Myelopathy, Traumatic; Myelopathies, Traumatic; Traumatic Myelopathies; Traumatic Myelopathy; Spinal Cord Trauma; Cord Trauma, Spinal; Cord Traumas, Spinal; Spinal Cord Traumas; Trauma, Spinal Cord; Traumas, Spinal Cord; Injuries, Spinal Cord; Cord Injuries, Spinal; Cord Injury, Spinal; Injury, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Injury; Spinal Cord Transection; Cord Transection, Spinal; Cord Transections, Spinal; Spinal Cord Transections; Transection, Spinal Cord; Transections, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Laceration; Cord Laceration, Spinal; Cord Lacerations, Spinal; Laceration, Spinal Cord; Lacerations, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Lacerations; Post-Traumatic Myelopathy; Myelopathies, Post-Traumatic; Myelopathy, Post-Traumatic; Post Traumatic Myelopathy; Post-Traumatic Myelopathies; Spinal Cord Contusion; Contusion, Spinal Cord; Contusions, Spinal Cord; Cord Contusion, Spinal; Cord Contusions, Spinal; Spinal Cord Contusions;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.854.770; C10.900.850; C21.866.819;

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific vertebra (NIM) to locate site on spinal cord