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Original Source: Spinal Cord Protection with Cerebrospinal Fluid Drains in a Patient Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.
Paralysis and paraparesis are dreaded complications of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) that occur with an incidence of 2%-6%. Risks factors include the type of thoracic aortic pathology treated, coverage of the left subclavian artery origin without revascularization, concomitant infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, extent of stent graft coverage of the thoracic aorta, and renal failure. Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) drains have been advocated as one of several protective strategies to prev...
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The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that descends through the bottom of the skull from the base of the brain (brainstem) and descends to the bottom of the spine, where it thins, and becomes the ca...
A spinal cord tumor is a noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant) growth in or around the spinal cord. 10 % originate from the cells within the spinal cord; these cause a fluid-filled cavity...
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Rewiring a Damaged Spinal Cord [Video]
When Christopher Reeve became quadriplegic, there was little hope for patients with spinal cord injury. Now researchers are combining what they know about the central nervous system’s ability to...
Promising Mechanism For Healing Spinal Cord Injury
Yona Goldshmit, Ph.D., is a former physical therapist who worked in rehabilitation centers with spinal cord injury patients for many years before deciding to switch her focus to the underlying science...
Zebrafish reveal promising process for healing spinal cord injury
Scientists are studying the mechanisms of spinal cord repair in zebrafish, which unlike humans and other mammals can regenerate their spinal cord following injury. Their findings suggest a family of m...
Human Spinal Cord Modulation System For Relieving Chronic Pain
Each year, more than 35,000 patients in the United States are implanted with spinal cord stimulators to treat chronic pain. Unfortunately, up to half of such patients receive only very limited pain re...
Zebrafish reveal promising mechanism for healing spinal cord injury
Scientists in Australia are studying the mechanisms of spinal cord repair in zebrafish, which unlike humans and other mammals can regenerate their spinal cord following injury. Their findings suggest...
Neurons and Networks in the Spinal Cord
This Annals issue presents a wide range of discussions on spinal cord network development and the potential plasticity and regeneration following spinal cord injury.
Neuroprotective dietary supplements for chronic spinal cord injury
(Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group) Researchers at UCLA have found that a diet enriched with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, and curcumin, a component of the Indian spice tur...
Improved Quality Of Life For Spinal Cord Injured Patients Who Undergo Hand Surgery
Reconstructive hand surgery can dramatically enhance the life quality and independence of those paralysed by a cervical spinal cord injury. Despite this, the operation is not frequently performed, eit...
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Expression of PirB in normal and injured spinal cord of rats.
The expression of paired immunoglobulin-like receptor B (PirB) in normal and injured spinal cord of rats was investigated. The SD rat hemi-sectioned spinal cord injury (SCI) model was established. Bef...
Repertoire of microglial and macrophage responses after spinal cord injury.
Macrophages from the peripheral circulation and those derived from resident microglia are among the main effector cells of the inflammatory response that follows spinal cord trauma. There has been con...
Recent advances in spinal cord neurology.
This short review summarizes developments and achievements made during the last few years in spinal neurology and includes all relevant papers published in the Journal of Neurology during this time. A...
Objective:To clarify the incidence and characteristics of spinal cord concussion in an urban city in Japan.Methods:The current retrospective study was conducted by reviewing the medical records of pat...
