Spinal cord
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Postal survey. ⋯ Persons with SCI tend to experience high pain intensity over multiple body locations. Lower body pain was as common as upper extremity pain, but tended to be more intense.
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A basic study using a spinal cord injury (SCI) model in rats. ⋯ These results suggest that hypothermic treatment is effective for the amelioration of delayed motor dysfunction via inhibition of microglial inflammatory responses.
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Complications and outcomes after spinal cord tumor resection in the United States from 1993 to 2002.
Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ A national perspective on inpatient outcomes after resection of spinal cord tumors has been provided. The significant negative impact of postoperative complications on mortality and resource utilization has been demonstrated. We have identified advanced age and multiple comorbidities as risk factors that predict adverse outcome. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of avoidance, recognition and prompt management of nonneurologic complications.
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Case report. ⋯ This case report indicates that transdermal administration of lidocaine could be potentially useful in the treatment of acute central painful neuropathies. We hypothesize that the transdermal administration of lidocaine induces suppression of ectopic impulses in sensitized cutaneous afferents, leading to some kind of 'dewinding syndrome' in the dorsal horn, which in turn leads to a decrease of painful symptoms.