Did the patients have real continence of urine and of bowel functions? The 15 women interviewed were well known to us, because they had received their care and rehabilitation in our Spinal Cord Unit. We therefore had access to their medical records, and to complementary information regarding ...
Spinal muscular atrophy(SMA) is anautosomal recessive disease, primarily characterised by loss ofmotor neuronsfrom theanterior horn of spinal cordand atrophy of skeletal musculature. The disease is considered to represent a “continuum of clinical severity”[1], but is broadly subdivided into four su...
Often, additional symptoms may accompany Brown-Sequard syndrome and may confuse the clinical picture. This scenario is referred to as Brown-Sequard syndrome-plus. The organization of the spinal cord explains the clinical findings of Brown-Sequard syndrome (see Fig. 6.9). The motor fibers of the ...
Real-world experience with high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS) for the treatment of back and leg pain patientsM., Russo
Paraplegia 31 (1993) 186-191 © 1993 International Medical Society of Paraplegia Pyrexia in hospitalised spinal cord injury patients P S S Beraldo MD, E G C Neves MD, C M F Alves MD, P Khan MD, A C M Cirilo MD, M R B Alencar MD Hospital for Medicine of the Locomotor System ...
We present a novel demonstration of real-time dynamic interaction between an oscillatory spinal cord (isolated lamprey nervous system) and electronic hardware that mimics the spinal motor pattern generating circuitry. The spinal cord and the neuromorphic circuit were interfaced in unidirectional and bidire...
The most frequently found aspect is a granulated pattern that may not be exclusive to, but is highly suggestive of, spinal cord schistosomiasis (Figures 4 and 5). A CT picture has a lower sensibility and, in some cases, may show evidence of increased volume or just high contrast caption [...
This paper discusses, in general, spinal cord injuries from a biomechanical point of view. The relationship between various loading conditions and the resulting types of spinal cord injuries is discussed. The paper also examines seven real world automobile accidents. Information for each case includes...
Objectives: To review the evidence for the use of an abdominal binder on breathing, speech and cardiovascular function in people who have suffered a spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: Brisbane, Australia. Methods: A search of multiple databases (Medline, Cinahl, Cochrane, Embase, PEDro) was ...
The spinal cord itself looked normal. The subarachnoid space was almost non-existent over the area of the kyphus, but was visibly patent above and below this level. The immediate post-operative course was uneventful. During the subsequent year there has been a very marked improvement in her ...