abc of spinal cord injury 4th ed

... examined and cleared each subject for participation Subjects read and signed a consent form prepared according to the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the University of Michigan Medical ... therapist-controlled and patient-controlled orthoses by speed Mean ± standard error and statistical results for kinematics of two subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury who walked wearing orthoses powered ... recruited subjects, managed all data collections, completed all data analysis and drafted the manuscript AD recruited subjects, assisted with data collections and edited the manuscript DPF conceived

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... incomplete spinal cord injury Methods: We tested six volunteers with incomplete spinal cord injury and six volunteers with intact nervous systems Subjects with spinal cord injury walked on a treadmill ... free of charge to the entire biomedical community peer reviewed and published immediately upon acceptance cited in PubMed and archived on PubMed Central yours — you keep the copyright BioMedcentral ... the procedure The amount of body weight support and stepping speeds achieved varied between subjects due to their different walking abilities Subjects with spinal cord injury were supported with

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... adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) improved neurological function in a canine spinal cord injury model Eleven adult dogs were assigned to three groups according to treatment after spinal cord injury ... recovery after transplantation of ASCs into the areas of spinal cord injury in vivo was reported in rodent models of SCI [18] Rodent spinal cords are smaller than canine cords and are also anatomically ... differentiation of canine adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) A: ASCs cultured in DMEM + 10% FBS media (control media), not stained by Oil red O B: Oil red O stained after weeks incubation at adipogenic media

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... Journal of Biomedical Science 2011, 18:13 http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/18/1/13 Page of 16 Figure Proteome analysis of the lesion center of the injured spinal cord (A) The injured spinal cords ... 31-gauge needle was maintained in the spinal cord for an additional to reduce the possibility of the leakage of the injected fluid from the site The procedure of animal care was described as above ... showed that rAd-SOD, rAd-CAT, and rAd-GPx, but not control Ad, significantly reduced the number of apoptotic cells in the injured spinal cord compared to those found in the injured spinal cord

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center: The Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems’ data collection syllabus for the National Spinal Cord Injury Database Birmingham, Alabama: National Spinal Cord Injury ... checked for by comparing the observed responses in a set of items to the expected values predicted by the unidimensional Rasch model [74] The fit of each item is indicated by standardized residuals ... Quality of life after spinal cord injury J Neurol Phys Ther 2005, 29:139-146 17 Hammell KW: Exploring quality of life following high spinal cord injury: a review and critique Spinal Cord 2004, 42:491-502

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... neuron survival after spinal cord injury Neurobiol Dis 20:491-499 Yune TY, Park HG, Lee JY, Oh TH (2008) Estrogen-induced Bcl-2 expression after spinal cord injury is mediated through phosphoinositide-3-kinase/Akt-dependent ... rat spinal cord The Journal of comparative neurology 351:145-160 Xu XM, Zhang SX, Li H, Aebischer P, Bunge MB (1999) Regrowth of axons into the distal spinal cord through a Schwann-cell-seeded ... tissue sparing, lesion reduction, and recovery of forelimb function post-SCI To further clarify the mechanism of action of bpV(pic) on spinal neurons, we treated injured spinal neurons in vitro

Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2014, 09:14

... loss of motor function, measured using the BBB hind limb locomotor rating scale score was associated with histological damage to the spinal cord, paraffin-embedded longitudinal sections of spinal ... Figure Effect of therapeutic interventions of melatonin and melatonin combined exercise on damaged architectures after spinal cord injury (A) Melatonin combined with exercise increased the BrdU-positive ... observed in the spinal cord tissue from SCI rats when compared with normal control Moreover, marked neurite outgrowth and newly generated vessels (red arrow) were observed in rats treated with

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2022, 08:56

... was lowered onto the spinal cord at a predetermined impact force of 50 kdynes (moderate injury) and the mice were injured by a rapid displacement of the impounder resulting in a spinal cord displacement ... resulted in enhanced oligodendrogenesis weeks following SCI and was associated with increased levels of myelin proteolipid protein compared to spinal cord injured WT mice The microarray data showed ... PBS The spinal cords were post-fixed in 4% PFA followed by immersion in 25% sucrose in PBS overnight Spinal cords were cut into 1-cm segments centered on the injury site and then embedded in optimal

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2022, 11:41

... at any stage of the life course, as in the case of spinal cord injury (SCI) An SCI is caused by traumatic or non-traumatic damage to the spinal cord, a soft tissue that is made up of nerve tracts ... and participation status of eligible persons SCI, spinal cord injury; SwiSCI, Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study pro-WELL participants are recruited as a subsample of the SwiSCI community survey, ... autonomy (based on JCQ)36 were newly developed to evaluate the quality of voluntary work.40 Amount of weekly hours of housework and days of childcare were assessed as quantity measures of housework

Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2022, 15:07

... for neurological classification of spinal cord injury (revised 2011) J Spinal Cord Med 2011;34:535–46 International Association of Neurorestoratology Spinal cord injury functional rating scale ... showed a “medium degree of functional disability” and two patients showed a “severe degree of functional disability,” while at the end of the follow-up, six patients showed a “slight degree of ... S16 Nine patients of the series showed variable degrees of spasticity, according to the modified Ashworth scale, and three of them (33.3%) showed improvement over the course of follow-up (patients

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... mixed population of NRPs and GRPs were transplanted into the injured spinal cord The mixed population was provided by either direct isolation from fetal spinal cord or pre-differentiation of ... injured spinal cord combined with pharmacological inhibition of myelin-mediated axon repulsion and provision of attractive cues within the peripheral nerves led to extension of transplanted axons ... National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center: Spinal cord injury Facts and figures at a glance J Spinal Cord Med 2005, 28:379-380 Ackery A, Tator C, Krassioukov A: A global perspective on spinal cord

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... TNFα induced sEPSC frequency increase after nerve injury was most likely mediated by increased expression of TNFR1 receptors and activation of TTX-S Nav channels, as TTX application reduced the ... unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited Modulation of spinal cord synaptic activity by tumor necrosis factor α in a model of peripheral ... detected in DRG and spinal cord neurons [21, 22] Up-regulation of TNFR1/2 receptors in DRG neurons [23-25] and TNFR1 in the spinal cord DH [11, 26] was demonstrated in different models of peripheral

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... Neuroprotection of red nucleus neurons Injured left-side red nuclei contained an average of 52% of the neurons counted in uninjured rightside red nuclei at weeks after transection of the right-side rubrospinal ... increased density of CGRP+ immunoreactivity within lamina III of the dorsal horn of (d) GDACNTF- and (e) GRP-treated spinal cords compared to (b) control injured and (e) GDABMP- treated spinal cords ... illustration of the adult rat models of spinal cord injury used in this study (a) Dorsal view of rat brain and spinal cord Dorsal column white matter on the right side was transected (shaded area)

Ngày tải lên: 06/08/2014, 18:21

... damage (Ahmed, unpublished observation) The effects of SCI can also depend on the type of the muscle innervated by a damaged spinal cord segment While Lin et al., [17] evaluated motor pathway of tibialis ... experimental dam- age of the spinal cord in animals represents reproducible injury executed in a well controlled fashion The lesions are usually localized and limited to the zone of approximately ... after spinal cord injury in mice Research article Zaghloul Ahmed*1,2, Robert Freedland2 and Andrzej Wieraszko2,3 Abstract Background: From the onset to the chronic phase of spinal cord injury

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... The fourth edition of the ABC of Spinal Cord Injury, although now redesigned in the current ABC style, has the same goals as previous editions. It assumes spinal cord injury to be the underlying ... 25 Management of spinal cord injury in an acute specialised unit is associated with reduced mortality, increased neurological recovery, shorter length of stay and reduced cost of care, compared to treatment ... Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. Reproduced from International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury, revised 2000. American Spinal Injury Association/International Medical...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 19:20

... high was used. It was filled with 1 dl of water and placed 18 cm from the edge of the table where the subject was seated, in the area marked on the table (Figure 1). Each subject received an explanation ... times. Movement recordings were made as the subject executed the drink- ing task at a comfortable, self-selected speed. Before a recording was accepted as validated, we checked it to ensure that ... International Standards for Neurological and Functional Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. American Spinal Injury Association. Spinal Cord 1997, 35:266-274. 26. Wu G, van der Helm F, Veeger HEJ, Makhsous...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... nevertheless initially apprehensive. Artie noted, “After years of being treated and analyzed by detached medical professionals, I was amazed how relaxed I quickly became. Kelly had a gentle, soothing ... head injury have also benefited from scalp acupunc- ture. The therapy appears most effective when initiated soon after the traumatic injury or neurological crisis. Spinal Cord Injury One of the ... After attending a wedding in Bolivia, I hooked up with a South Korean acupuncturist. I ended up having 30 days of inexpensive treatment 34 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY Balancing...

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... for Spinal Cord Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Prevention of Thromboem- bolism in Spinal Cord Injury, 2nd ed. (1999)). Vaccinations. Although studies indicating a decreased incidence of ... Management Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Health-Care Professionals Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine Administrative and financial support provided by Paralyzed Veterans of ... pulmonary embolus is diagnosed. Readers are referred to the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Prevention of Thromboem- bolism in Spinal Cord Injury, 2nd ed. (1999). Although...

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