Neurosurgery
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Aging of the population has modified the epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) as evidenced by the establishment of a bimodal distribution of injuries with increased frequency of fall-related injuries among the elderly. ⋯ AIS, ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association) Impairment Scale.
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There are currently no satisfactory treatments or experimental models showing autonomic dysfunction for intramedullary spinal cord gliomas (ISCG). ⋯ 5FC, 5-fluorocytosineBBB, Basso, Beattie, and BresnahanCD, cytosine deaminaseDP, diastolic blood pressureGCV, ganciclovir; hNSCs, human neural stem cellsISCG, intramedullary spinal cord gliomasMAP, mean arterial blood pressureNSCs, neural stem cellsSP, systolic blood pressureTK, thymidine kinase.