Browse the latest research summaries in the field of trauma for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Surgical Neurology International, 2016 • November 9, 2016
This case report describes a 72-year-old man who developed paraplegia due to cerebral contusions in the bilateral precentral gyri following a head injury. Initial CT and MRI scans of the spine were un...
KEY FINDING: Cerebral contusions in the bilateral precentral gyri can cause pure motor paraplegia.
Scientific Reports, 2016 • December 12, 2016
This study aimed to investigate the prognostic values of clinical factors within 72 h after traumatic cervical SCI comprehensively. The results of our research indicate that cord transection in MRI is...
KEY FINDING: MRI Cord transection (MCT) cases showed complete SCIs when discharged.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2016 • July 7, 2016
This case report describes the presentation, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of an 82-year-old male with spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) mimicking a stroke. The patient, who was on warfarin ...
KEY FINDING: The patient demonstrated significant gains in the Functional Independence Measure scale, improving from 15 on admission to 35 one month following surgery.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2016 • December 15, 2016
This case report describes a rare instance of traumatic central cord syndrome (CCS) in a 15-year-old male following blunt cervical trauma due to bullying. The patient presented with weakness predomina...
KEY FINDING: A 15-year-old male developed CCS after blunt cervical trauma from bullying, presenting with greater weakness in the upper extremities.
Animals, 2016 • February 16, 2016
This paper examines risk calculation methods in eventing. It argues the jump itself is the primary locus of risk. Future research should focus on falls at jumps.
KEY FINDING: The primary locus of risk for riders and horses is the jump itself, and the action of the horse jumping.
J Surg Res, 2016 • May 1, 2016
The study identified distinct recovery trajectories for physical and mental health after non-neurologic injury, challenging the prevailing mental model of a uniform "Big Hit" recovery trajectory. Phys...
KEY FINDING: Three distinct physical component score (PCS) trajectories were identified: low baseline with no improvement, initial decline followed by gradual improvement, and sharp decline followed by rapid recovery.
BMJ Open, 2016 • April 1, 2016
This qualitative study investigated disaster-related anxiety and self-assistance behaviors among individuals with cervical cord injury (CCI) in Japan. The study found that participants were primarily ...
KEY FINDING: Participants primarily worried about managing their health, specifically urinary and fecal control, pressure sores, and body temperature, in a disaster scenario.
Korean J Neurotrauma, 2014 • June 1, 2014
This retrospective study reviewed eight patients with vertebral burst fractures resulting from suicide attempts by jumping, admitted between 2003 and 2012. The study analyzed demographics, injury char...
KEY FINDING: The mean age of the patients was 26.5 years, and there were eleven vertebral burst fractures in eight patients.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2015 • October 8, 2015
This study investigated potential associations between chronic whiplash and incomplete spinal cord injury by comparing individuals with chronic WAD to healthy controls and those with iSCI. The researc...
KEY FINDING: Participants with chronic WAD showed reduced spinal cord motor tract integrity compared to controls.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2016 • July 1, 2016
This study investigated PTSD symptoms in SCI patients within an acute trauma care setting, finding a high incidence of PTSD symptoms. The study highlights the importance of early screening for PTSD sy...
KEY FINDING: Over half (52.2%) of the SCI patients screened in the acute trauma setting exhibited PTSD symptoms.