Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pediatrics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2020 • April 1, 2020
Spinal cord injury (SCI) in youth presents with unique manifestations and complications as compared to adult-onset SCI. The primary care clinician must consider the physical, physiological, cognitive,...
KEY FINDING: Youth with SCI should receive all recommended immunizations per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All youth with SCI have compromised pulmonary function and are at high risk of pulmonary infections, particularly those with cervical or thoracic level lesions.
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 • September 29, 2020
This case report describes a rare instance of neonatal cervical spinal cord injury following an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, presenting with unusual and subtle symptoms. The infant's initial sympto...
KEY FINDING: A neonate with C2 spinal cord injury presented with atypical symptoms: hoarse voice, swallowing dysfunction, and decreased upper limb movement.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This study examined functional changes in children with AFM who participated in ABRT in an inpatient setting, finding significant improvements in muscle strength and functional abilities across variou...
KEY FINDING: Children with AFM demonstrated statistically significant gains from admission to discharge across all clinical measures administered.
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 • August 31, 2022
The study investigates the barriers and supports for children in kindergarten through fifth grade returning to school after a spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI/D). Survey results indicated that chil...
KEY FINDING: A significant number of children were placed in integrated education after their SCI/D, despite not experiencing cognitive decline.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2022 • September 8, 2022
This study evaluated the accuracy of a novel algorithm for estimating gait speed in children undergoing rehabilitation using a single ankle-worn inertial sensor. The algorithm showed accurate gait spe...
KEY FINDING: The measurement error of the sensor-based gait speed estimation was low in both standardized (0.01 m/s) and daily life (0.04 m/s) conditions.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 • October 31, 2022
This study investigates the characteristics of pediatric spinal cord injuries (PedSCI) in South Korea between 1990 and 2019, identifying key differences between traumatic (TSCI) and non-traumatic (NTS...
KEY FINDING: Traumatic SCIs were more frequent, especially in males aged 15–19 years.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2023 • January 1, 2023
Transcutaneous spinal stimulation (scTS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique showing promise for improving motor function in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Studies in adults demons...
KEY FINDING: scTS can modulate spinal circuitry to optimize the integration of task-specific input, facilitating and enhancing motor output, originally focused on sitting posture, standing, and stepping, and more recently extended to arm and hand function.
Life, 2023 • February 5, 2023
This study investigated the safety and effectiveness of combining non-invasive spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) with physical therapy in children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) who were also receivi...
KEY FINDING: The study found that participants tolerated tSCS well, with no adverse events observed during the course of the study.
BMC Pediatrics, 2025 • March 17, 2025
This retrospective study examined factors influencing functional independence outcomes in children with spinal cord injury (SCI) undergoing inpatient rehabilitation. The study identified that shorter ...
KEY FINDING: The total SCIM-III score significantly improved from admission to discharge (p < 0.001), indicating functional gains during rehabilitation.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study compared respiratory function and motor control in typically developing children and children with spinal cord injury (SCI). It found that children with SCI have significant deficits in res...
KEY FINDING: Children with SCI have significantly reduced FVC, FEV1, and PEmax values compared to TD controls, indicating impaired respiratory function.