Spinal Cord Injury Research

KEY FINDING: No significant differences in SCIM scores were found between TSI strata, suggesting that functional independence does not decline with increasing time since injury.

KEY FINDING: The combination of rehabilitation and NPC grafting significantly improved functional recovery in rats with chronic SCI, whereas either treatment alone was not effective.

KEY FINDING: A 12-year-old boy presented with Brown-Sequard syndrome and Horner's syndrome after a penetrating injury to the neck by a khuru (Bhutanese dart).

KEY FINDING: Acupuncture shows a positive effect on pain severity.

KEY FINDING: Awareness of the patient's perspective facilitates a caring, attentive, and engaged approach from the nursing staff, fostering a stronger nurse-patient relationship.

KEY FINDING: Ruptured aneurysms of the artery of Adamkiewicz are a rare cause of spinal cord injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage, with only 13 cases reported in the literature including the present case.

KEY FINDING: Training that utilizes current technology and changes in the environment that are appropriate for daily life are important for improving the ADL of children with severe CSCI.

KEY FINDING: Following spinal cord injury, primary mechanical trauma can cause cell swelling and lysis, increasing the extracellular Ca2+ concentration, leading to excitotoxicity.

KEY FINDING: Three-minute stimulation with iTBS/tsDCS significantly increased MEP after week 2 and week 4 treatments.

KEY FINDING: Lower NAA concentration in the precentral gyrus was significantly associated with lower ASIA light-touch scores, pinprick scores, and motor scores in patients with SCI.