Browse the latest research summaries in the field of research methodology & design for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Neurohospitalist, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This case report highlights a rare presentation of spontaneous intramedullary hematomyelia in a 55-year-old male, initially mimicking transverse myelitis. The patient presented with progressive neurol...
KEY FINDING: Spinal cord hemorrhage is a rare cause of acute myelopathy that can mimic other conditions, such as transverse myelitis.
Diagnostics, 2024 • January 6, 2024
This retrospective cohort study investigated prognostic factors for clinical improvement in patients with complete spinal cord injury (SCI) during early neurological rehabilitation (ENR). The study in...
KEY FINDING: Higher initial motor scores (MS) on the AIS correlated with greater increases in the Barthel Index (BI) and SCIM scores during early neurological rehabilitation (ENR).
Frontiers in Neurology, 2024 • January 5, 2024
This study analyzes the research hotspots, frontiers, and development trends in the field of cell death after SCI. The bibliometric analysis reveals publication patterns, collaborations, and research ...
KEY FINDING: Research on cell death after SCI has grown significantly over the past 23 years, with China and the United States being the main contributors.
Spinal Cord, 2024 • January 29, 2024
The SwiSCI biobank is a platform for research within SwiSCI. It collects and processes serum, plasma, PBMCs, RNA, DNA, and urine from three rehabilitation centers. Between the SwiSCI biobank establish...
KEY FINDING: The SwiSCI study obtained informed consent from 524 individuals, with 315 agreeing to donate biospecimens to the biobank.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2024 • January 23, 2024
The study evaluated the Standing and Walking Assessment Tool (SWAT) for individuals with non-traumatic spinal cord injury or disease (NT-SCI/D) to describe its use, evaluate convergent validity, descr...
KEY FINDING: The SWAT has sufficient convergent validity and responsiveness for describing standing and walking recovery and communicating/monitoring rehabilitation progress among patients with NT-SCI/D.
Heliyon, 2024 • February 16, 2024
This bibliometric analysis examines global research trends in brachial plexus injury from 1980 to 2022, revealing an increasing interest and publication rate in this field. The study identifies key co...
KEY FINDING: The United States leads in the number of publications related to brachial plexus injury, followed by China and England.
Front. Rehabil. Sci., 2024 • February 21, 2024
This paper presents a method for meaningful transdisciplinary stakeholder engagement in rehabilitation technology development that can extended to other projects. Alongside a worked example, we offer ...
KEY FINDING: Eighty percent of issues were rated to be of moderate to high significance, 83% were rated as being feasible to address, and 75% were rated as addressable using existing project resources.
Med. Rev., 2024 • September 25, 2023
This article explores the definition, foundation, practice, and development of evidence-based rehabilitation medicine (EBRM). The core of EBRM involves integrating research evidence, clinical expertis...
KEY FINDING: The 14 sub-specialties of EBRM are not balanced, with evidence-based musculoskeletal rehabilitation medicine (EBMRM), evidence-based neurorehabilitation medicine (EBNM), and evidence-based education rehabilitation medicine (EBEDRM) being relatively well-developed.
World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2024 • March 6, 2024
The study reports a rare case of delayed spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) following cervical laminectomy with lateral mass screw fixation, highlighting the challenges in diagnosis and management. The ca...
KEY FINDING: Hypoproteinemia and pleural effusion can aggravate spinal cord edema and worsen neurological symptoms after cervical spine surgery.
European Journal of Translational Myology, 2024 • January 1, 2024
The Padua Days on Muscle and Mobility have been extended to five days in 2024, which have been filled with interesting talks ranging from highlights on the physiological processes at a cellular level ...
KEY FINDING: NMES of the gluteus maximus muscle combined with a conventional stroke rehabilitation program was superior to a conventional stroke rehabilitation program alone, in terms of gait speed and lower-extremity function.