Articles Related to spinal cord injury
Review Article: Managing Spinal Cord Injury on Anesthesiologists’ Perspective
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is trauma to the area of the vertebrae resulting in spinal cord lesions resulting in neurological
disorders, depending on the location of the spinal nerve damage and the injured nerve tissue. The symptoms of SCI can range from
pain and paralysis to incontinence. SCI due to trauma is estimated to occur in 30-40 per million population per year, and about 8,000-
10,000 sufferers each year; generally, occurs in adolescents and young adults. Although the annual incidence of events is relatively low,
the cost of care and rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries is very high, at around US $ 53,000 / patient.
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury (ASIA A) with Residual Electrophysiological Function
Bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) represent an experimental form of therapy in the treatment of chronic spinal cord injury (SCI), up to two years after trauma.
Vocational Decision-Making and Rehabilitation Following Paediatric Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: An Illustrative Case Study Analysis
Within traumatic-injury populations, adjustment following the suffering of a permanent impairment such as a traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (tSCI) follows quite a different path (and has quite different longer term participation outcomes) when the individual involved is a child or adolescent, and not an adult.
Editorial Board Members Related to spinal cord injury
Michael P. Namaka
Associate Professor
Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine
University of Manitoba
Canada
Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine
University of Manitoba
Canada
