Article offering advice for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) on management of bowel function, including constipation, incontinence, impaction, and diarrhea.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) represents a type of unintentional injury that often is preceded by high risk behaviors and results in lifelong consequences, yet there has been little study of subsequent unintentional injuries after SCI onset. We have collected data on unintentional injuries among people living in the community ...
A retrospective study examined medical records of 42 patients with ventilator dependent C3-4 tetraplegia to compare patient weaning differences related to ventilator tidal volumes. The patients were divided into two groups: those with a large tidal volume (>20 mls/kg of body weight) and a smaller tidal volume ( ...
Article discusses the neurorehabilitation management of injuries to the spinal cord resulting from lightning and electrical trauma. Knowledge of the various neurological presentations and the potential for associated trauma to the nervous system, skin, musculoskeletal system, and cardiovascular system should guide the clinical assessment and treatment approach.
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Article reviewing research on medical treatment (including drug therapies) intended to improve neurological function in acute and chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Acute therapies discussed include the drugs methylprednisolone, gangliosides, and tirilazad mesylate. Chronic therapies discussed include nerve growth factors and tissue implantation (peripheral nerve implants and fetal neuronal ...