Spinal cord
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ These results indicate that surgical treatment has an advantage for patients following traumatic CSCI with severe cord compression. In contrast, surgical efficacy is not proved for CSCI patients without severe cord compression.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ MENTOR Program of the Canadian Institute of Health Research and US Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Spontaneous acute and chronic spinal cord injuries in paraplegic dogs: a comparative study of in vivo diffusion tensor imaging.
Prospective observational-analytical study. ⋯ Using DTI, differences between acute and chronic stages of spontaneous canine SCI were detected and correlations between T2W and DTI sequences were found in chronic SCI, supporting canine SCI as a useful large animal model.
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The 2016 International Spinal Cord Society Sir Ludwig Guttmann Lecture. ⋯ Understanding that neuropathic pain and spasticity are multidimensional consequences of SCI, and a careful examination and characterization of the symptoms and signs, are a prerequisite for understanding the relationship between neuropathic pain and spasticity and the intricate underlying mechanisms.