Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pediatrics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord, 2016 • July 1, 2016
The PEDI-SCI AM is a new measure developed specifically for youth with SCI to assess activity limitation outcomes. It includes calibrated item banks for General Mobility, Daily Routines, Wheeled Mobil...
KEY FINDING: The PEDI-SCI AM item banks, 10-item CATs and SFs demonstrate acceptable group reliability (0.73-0.96) and internal consistency (0.77-0.98).
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2016 • December 15, 2016
This case report describes a rare instance of traumatic central cord syndrome (CCS) in a 15-year-old male following blunt cervical trauma due to bullying. The patient presented with weakness predomina...
KEY FINDING: A 15-year-old male developed CCS after blunt cervical trauma from bullying, presenting with greater weakness in the upper extremities.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effects of locomotor training (LT) on pediatric spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and to develop recommendations for pediatric LT guidelines. Six case stud...
KEY FINDING: The combined results of the 6 studies suggest that the pediatric SCI population can benefit from receiving LT.
J Pediatr Intensive Care, 2015 • January 1, 2015
Spinal cord injury is uncommon in the pediatric population with a lifelong impact for the patient and family. Prehospital management is focused on maintaining an adequate airway and circulation being ...
KEY FINDING: Cervical injuries make up 80% of all SCIs in children, with 18% of these having atlanto-occipital dislocation, and concomitant head injury may be present in up to three quarters of patients with SCI.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2011 • January 1, 2011
This research explored obstacles to participation for youth with SCI, and investigated the relationship between these obstacles and child, caregiver, and community characteristics. Analyses revealed t...
KEY FINDING: Youth participation was limited by obstacles across six domains: community, disability-related, practical concerns, child-internal, social, and other.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2012 • January 1, 2012
Patients with SB are at increased risk of fractures and low BMD. Risk factors include neurological involvement, non-ambulatory status and physical inactivity. There is limited evidence and consensus o...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SB are at increased risk for fractures and low bone mineral density (BMD).
Spinal Cord, 2009 • March 1, 2009
This study reports on the functional ability of children with spinal cord injury (SCI) as recorded on motor items of the functional independence measure (FIM) and examines factors associated with FIM ...
KEY FINDING: FIM motor scores at admission were negatively correlated with age, neurological level, and completeness of injury, indicating that older children and those with more severe injuries had lower initial scores.
J Neurol Phys Ther, 2009 • March 1, 2009
This systematic review evaluated the evidence supporting treadmill training with and without body weight support for children and young adults (under 21 years) with motor disabilities, including cereb...
KEY FINDING: Treadmill training is effective in accelerating walking development in children with Down syndrome.
BMJ Case Rep, 2017 • October 2, 2017
Paediatric spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in permanent mobility impairment with consequences for activity, participation and quality of life. A child with a T10 (thoracic level, vertebra 10), AIS...
KEY FINDING: A child with a T10 AIS level A injury continued to make gains in activity and participation over 4 years using a dynamic gait trainer, despite no neurological improvement.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2017 • May 4, 2017
This retrospective study examined the epidemiology of pediatric traumatic (TSCI) and acquired nontraumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) in Ireland from 2000 to 2015. The study found that the incidence o...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of TSCI ranged from 0 to 3.1 per million per year.