Traumatic spinal cord injury is defined as an acute injury of the spinal cord which results in a varying degree of paralysis and/or sensory disorder (1).Injury to the cauda equina is included in the ...

But at 16, she she suffered a rare spinal cord stroke, leaving her paralyzed below the neck. The sudden change was devastating. “I actually walked into the emergency room,” she says.

Callahan has a spinal cord injury, so he wasn’t supporting all of his own weight or moving his legs by himself. But something had changed. He had a little bit of sensation in his feet.

The Delivery of Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells for Spinal Cord Injury: Evaluation of a Novel Device (DOSED) clinical study is an open label, multi-center, device safety study, in 3-5 subacute ...

Researchers at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences explored the regenerative mechanisms behind spinal cord injury (SCI) repair. By constructing ...

“This study highlights the idea that spinal cord injury is as much a disease of the brain as it is of the spine, so we need to look at both the brain and the spine to really optimize function ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent nerves ...

Here, using single-cell RNA sequencing, we demonstrated the clonal expansion of mouse and human spinal cord injury-associated T cells and identified that CD4+ T cell clones in mice exhibit antigen ...

Neuroscientists have used a nanosized sensor to record spinal cord neurons in free-moving mice, a feat that could lead to the development of better treatments for spinal cord disease and injury.

A cut is made along the length of the spine, and the spinal bones and protective membranes are opened to expose the spinal cord. Exsaguniation : Before the attachment of the brain to the spinal cord, ...

After someone experiences a spinal cord injury, doctors set off on a race against the clock.Within a few hours, they rush patients into surgery and administer anti-inflammatory drugs, ranging from ...

Interviewer: For a patient or a loved one of a patient who has suffered an acute spinal cord injury, they may have a lot of questions about what they can expect with their treatment and rehabilitation ...