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Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2013 • January 1, 2013
This case report details the management and outcome of a patient with a spinal cord injury resulting from a high-velocity gunshot wound to the lumbar spine. The patient sustained a burst fracture of t...
KEY FINDING: The patient sustained a complete spinal cord injury (AIS-A) at the T12 level following a high-velocity gunshot wound to the lumbar spine.
Ann N Y Acad Sci, 2013 • April 1, 2013
Several thousand axons regenerate into PNGs yet only 10–15% of these appear to exit the graft when inhibitory proteoglycans in the spinal cord are digested prior to apposition of the distal graft end....
KEY FINDING: Peripheral nerve grafts (PNGs) can effectively bridge spinal cord lesions and promote axon regeneration. The target site can be treated to make it either more attractive or less inhibitory for the extension of axons beyond the distal end of the PNG.
Ann N Y Acad Sci, 2013 • April 1, 2013
The complex time course of the various components of the endogenous response to injury provides the substrate for rehabilitation interventions. Results from clinical and basic science studies indicate...
KEY FINDING: NMES trained animals have more symmetric gait than the untrained animals.
Mediators of Inflammation, 2013 • February 2, 2013
Individuals with spinal cord lesions have a higher risk for obesity and, consequently, low-grade chronic inflammation due to the accumulation of visceral fat and the subsequent increased production of...
KEY FINDING: Spinal cord injury is associated with increased serum concentrations of C-reactive protein, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and endothelin-1, suggesting a state of chronic inflammation independent of obesity.
Yonsei Med J, 2013 • May 1, 2013
This study aimed to determine the correlation between spinal fracture patterns (Denis classification) and neurologic recovery in surgically managed patients with thoracolumbar fractures and neurologic...
KEY FINDING: The common injuries making neurologic deterioration were burst fracture and fracture-dislocation.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2013 • October 1, 2013
The study investigated the effects of different wheelchair tilt-in-space and recline angles on muscle and skin perfusion over the ischial tuberosities in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The...
KEY FINDING: Muscle perfusion significantly increased at 25° and 35° tilt-in-space combined with 120° recline.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2013 • October 1, 2013
The study examined the effects of electrical stimulation to the trunk and hip muscles on manual wheelchair propulsion in individuals with spinal cord injury. Results showed that stimulation can improv...
KEY FINDING: Three out of five subjects demonstrated reduced peak resultant pushrim forces and improved efficiency with stimulation during self-paced level propulsion.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2013 • January 1, 2013
This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of nonpharmacological treatments for neuropathic pain post-SCI, focusing on physical and behavioral therapies. The review included 16 studies and foun...
KEY FINDING: Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) shows the strongest evidence for reducing neuropathic pain after SCI, based on multiple RCTs.
Ann Rehabil Med, 2013 • April 1, 2013
This case report describes a rare instance of a giant cell tumor (GCT) in the T2 vertebra of an adolescent female, leading to spinal cord injury and subsequent neurological deficits. The patient under...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with upper back pain and sudden weakness of the lower extremities due to a GCT on the T2 vertebra.
Clin Neurophysiol, 2013 • October 1, 2013
The study evaluated the effects of non-pharmacological pain interventions (hypnosis, meditation, tDCS, neurofeedback) on pain and EEG-assessed brain oscillations in individuals with spinal cord injury...
KEY FINDING: Each non-pharmacological pain intervention was associated with a different pattern of changes in brain activity, as measured by EEG.