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Spinal cord injury: Introduction

Spinal cord injury: Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when a traumatic event results in damage to cells within the spinal cord or severs the nerve tracts that relay ... more about Spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury: Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord as a result of a direct trauma to the spinal cord itself or as a result of indirect damage to the bones and soft tissues and vessels surrounding the spinal cord. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Spinal cord injury is available below.

Symptoms of Spinal cord injury

• Paralysis
• Loss of sensation
• Loss of reflex function
• Loss of autonomic activity
• Breathing difficulty
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 12 symptoms of Spinal cord injury

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Spinal cord injury: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Spinal cord injury:

• Bladder infections
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Disease Topics Related To Spinal cord injury

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Medical Textbooks Online about Spinal cord injury

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Spinal cord injury?

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Spinal cord injury: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Spinal cord injury

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Spinal cord injury: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
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Causes of Spinal cord injury

• Spinal cord injuries may result from falls, diseases like polio or spina bifida
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Sports injuries
• Industrial accidents
• Assaults
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Spinal cord injury

More information about causes of Spinal cord injury:

• Underlying causes of Spinal cord injury
• Spinal cord injury as a complication caused by other conditions

Treatments for Spinal cord injury

• Emergency treatments
• Corticosteroids
• Methylprednisolone
• Stabilization of the vertebrae
• Rehabilitation
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 treatments for Spinal cord injury

News Archives for Spinal cord injury

Medical news articles related to Spinal cord injury include:

• Crucial Finding Advances Spinal Cord Injury Research
• 1 in 3 U.S. Kids Lack Nearby Trauma Care
• Video Game May Help Reduce Flashbacks From Trauma
• Older Patients Less Likely to Be Taken to Trauma Centers
• Spinal Cord Stem Cells May Act as Nerve Repair System
• 9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
• Quick Decompression Aids Spinal Injury Recovery
• Gel Enables Severed Spinal Cord Fibers to Regrow
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Spinal cord injury

Medical research articles related to Spinal cord injury include:

• Gangliosides for acute spinal cord injury
• Venous thromboembolism after spinal cord injury
• A systematic review of therapeutic interventions for pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury
• Functional electrical stimulation for drop foot of central neurological origin
• Carbohydrate and Lipid Disorders and Relevant Considerations in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal fixation surgery for acute traumatic spinal cord injury
• Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury
• Chronic spinal cord injury - management of patients in acute hospital settings
• more research...»

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Videos for Spinal cord injury

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Prognosis for Spinal cord injury

Prognosis for Spinal cord injury: People who survive a spinal cord injury will most likely have medical complications such as chronic pain and bladder and bowel dysfunction, along with an increased susceptibility to respiratory and heart problems.

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Reseach about Spinal cord injury

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Clinical Trials for Spinal cord injury

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Spinal cord injury include:

• Retraining Walking After Spinal Cord Injury - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Spinal Cord Stimulation to Restore Cough - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Effects of Robotic Versus Manually-Assisted Locomotor Training for Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Benefits of Applying Neuroprosthesis to Improve Grasping and Reaching in Spinal Cord Injury Patients - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Medico-Economical Impact of the Brindley Neurosurgical Technique in France - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 86 Clinical Trials for Spinal cord injury

Statistics for Spinal cord injury

• Medical statistics for Spinal cord injury
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Spinal cord injury
• Death and Mortality statistics for Spinal cord injury
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Spinal cord injury: Broader Related Topics

• Back conditions
• Spinal conditions
• Spinal Cord Disorders
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Types of Spinal cord injury

Types of Spinal cord injury

• Paralysis
• Paraplegia
• Quadraplegia (type of Paralysis)
• more types...»

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Stories from Users Related to Spinal cord injury

• Retethered Spinal Cord
• Head/Neck/Spinal injury prior to onset of symptoms
• 'spot' on spinal cord causing tingling
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• Spinal Cord Injury - Paraplegia - Quadriplegia
• PTSD-like symptoms from a trauma I didn't witness?
• Shin trauma
• retethered spinal cord
• Spinal Cord Fistula - rare condition
• shiner-like sg, no trauma
• Head/Neck/Spinal Injury prior to onset of symptoms
• Bad Shin Bruise (Blunt Trauma)
• Hardening of the spinal cord
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Article Excerpts about Spinal cord injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when a traumatic event results in damage to cells within the spinal cord or severs the nerve tracts that relay signals up and down the spinal cord. The most common types of SCI include contusion (bruising of the spinal cord) and compression (caused by pressure on the spinal cord). Other types of injuries include lacerations (severing or tearing of some nerve fibers, such as damage caused by a gun shot wound), and central cord syndrome (specific damage to the corticospinal tracts of the cervical region of the spinal cord). (Source: excerpt from NINDS Spinal Cord Injury Information Page: NINDS)

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