Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal disorders for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Eur Spine J, 2004 • August 14, 2003
This technical note presents a minimally invasive technique using topical rt-PA for evacuating extensive spinal subdural haematomas in two patients on long-term anticoagulation therapy. The technique ...
KEY FINDING: Topical application of rt-PA allows evacuation of the haematoma through a limited surgical exposure.
Eur Spine J, 2009 • February 12, 2009
The study evaluates the effectiveness of extensive cervical laminoplasty for spinal cord sarcoidosis combined with spondylotic changes. The results showed unsatisfactory operative outcomes and fluctua...
KEY FINDING: Operative outcomes following laminoplasty were not satisfactory in patients with spinal cord sarcoidosis combined with cervical spondylosis.
Eur Spine J, 2011 • December 5, 2010
This study investigated the effect of cervical radiculopathy on the cutaneous silent period (CSP), an electrophysiological measure of spinal inhibitory reflexes. The results showed that the CSP is pre...
KEY FINDING: The cutaneous silent period (CSP) was preserved in most patients with cervical radiculopathy, regardless of which finger was stimulated.
Global Spine Journal, 2017 • March 1, 2017
This article introduces a focus issue presenting guidelines for managing degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) and spinal cord injury (SCI). Systematic reviews were used to address clinical questions...
KEY FINDING: The guidelines address management strategies for patients with mild, moderate, and severe DCM.
Anesth Pain Med, 2017 • November 12, 2017
The case report describes a rare instance of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) located on the ventral side of the spinal cord, causing high paraplegia in a 42-year-old woman. The patient und...
KEY FINDING: MRI revealed an SSEH compressing the spinal cord in the ventral epidural space from C2 to T3.
PLOS ONE, 2018 • June 1, 2018
This review provides a compendium of risk and prognostic factors and comorbidities for common spinal disorders. Spinal disorders are co-morbid with several general health conditions. However, no subst...
KEY FINDING: Smoking and negative recovery expectations are risk factors for non-specific low back pain.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • January 30, 2019
This case report describes an unusually early presentation of Charcot spinal arthropathy (CSA) in a 49-year-old male following a T4 ASIA A spinal cord injury (SCI). The patient developed CSA within 1 ...
KEY FINDING: The patient developed CSA within 1 year and 2 months of the initial spinal cord injury, which is significantly earlier than typically reported in the literature.
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.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo), 2013 • October 7, 2013
This case report describes a rare instance of traumatic midthoracic spondyloptosis resulting in complete spinal cord injury, emphasizing the diagnostic role of radiology. Surgical intervention, includ...
KEY FINDING: The case report details a 20-year-old male who experienced T5-6 spondyloptosis with complete spinal cord transection following a motorcycle accident.
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 2014 • April 1, 2014
This letter to the editor presents a case of superficial siderosis (SS) in a 66-year-old man, linked to a thoracic disc herniation and associated dural injury. The patient exhibited symptoms including...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with leg weakness, gait impairment, hearing loss, and urinary incontinence.