Spinal cord
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Retrospective study. ⋯ Inpatient rehabilitation is considered as important part for improving SCI patients' functional abilities. The shorter duration between SCI and rehabilitation, a lower BI score on admission, the absence of comorbidity and the ability to undertake an intensive rehabilitation program were positively associated with the effectiveness of rehabilitation. These factors should be taken care during inpatient rehabilitation program.
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This is a cross-sectional study. ⋯ Diffusion tensor imaging can be used to quantify the proximal and distal extents of spinal cord damage. Reductions in FA were correlated with CSF flow, functional measurements and evoked potentials.
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A basic experiment study. ⋯ The 3D local blood supply to the spinal cord was severely disrupted after the acute violent injury. Our results indicate that the use of SR-PCT may improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of SCI and provide a new approach to the morphological investigation of neurovascular diseases in preclinical research.
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Multicenter Study
Validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of Spinal Cord Independence Measure-III.
This is a multicenter, prospective study. ⋯ The Turkish version of SCIM-III was found to be valid and reliable.
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Retrospective case-control study. ⋯ Single-stage posterior debridement, decompression, interbody fusion and instrumentation might be a better surgical treatment than combined posterior and anterior approaches for lower lumbar tuberculous spondylitis with neurological deficits in the aged, offering fewer complications and a better quality of life.