Epidural spinal cord stimulation for the control of spasticity in spinal cord injury patients lacks long-term efficacy and is not cost-effective.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report. OBJECTIVE:To report a rare case of intramedullary thoracic tuberculoma. SETTING:China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, China. CASE REPORT:A 42-year-old Chinese man presented with the complaints of weakness of the lower extremities and urinary retention. Neurological examinations con...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Liu YD,Wang FY,Xu JM,Guan Y,Guan H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:We have encountered several cases of complete sensorimotor paralysis in which patellar tendon reflex (PTR) was demonstrated approximately 3 days after injury and improvement of motor paralysis was subsequently achieved. We considered that PTR apparent in the early stage af...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Morishita K,Kasai Y,Ueta T,Shiba K,Akeda K,Uchida A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cohort study. OBJECTIVES:First, to examine three sets of risk and protective factors for mortality after spinal cord injury (SCI), with an emphasis on health and secondary conditions. Second, to extend earlier work with several methodologic enhancements and addition of new predictors. SETTING:Twenty hosp...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Cao Y,Krause JS,DiPiro N

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Patient feedback study. OBJECTIVES:To measure how patients value the telemedicine consultation service at the National Spinal Injuries Centre over a period of 8 months. SETTING:United Kingdom (south of England). METHODS:Telephone survey conducted by an external surveyor who does not work in the departme...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Yuen J,Thiyagarajan CA,Belci M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:There is a lack of information about the physiological and psychological parameters in competition that shows a comprehensive profile of the demands of the game situation. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to examine the activity patterns and physiological-perceptual responses (heart rate (HR), b...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Sánchez-Pay A,Torres-Luque G,Sanz-Rivas D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case-control study. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the level of autonomic nervous system dysfunction in patients with spinal cord injury and to determine its effect on the basal metabolic rate and oxygen consumption during daily living activities. SETTING:Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Tu...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Yilmaz B,Göktepe S,Yaşar E,Kesikburun S,Adıgüzel E

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of patient medical records comparing the outcomes of two groups of individuals with high-level (C3-4) tetraplegia- those with high-volume and those with low-volume mechanical ventilation. OBJECTIVES:To determine if higher volume mechanical ventilation contributes to faster weaning fro...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Peterson WP,Barbalata L,Brooks CA,Gerhart KA,Mellick DC,Whiteneck GG

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Intervention study. OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed at examining whether spinal and/or peripheral alterations are in the origin of neuromuscular fatigue development induced by intermittent neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in subjects with complete spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING:Neurologi...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Papaiordanidou M,Varray A,Fattal C,Guiraud D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/sc.2016.7. ...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Pakpour AH,Rahnama P,Saberi H,Saffari M,Rahimi-Movaghar V,Burri A,Hajiaghababaei M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Intra- and inter-rater reliability study. OBJECTIVES:To assess intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Spasm Frequency Score (SFS) in lower extremities in a population of spinal cord-injured persons, as well as correlations between the two scales. SETTING:Clinic for Sp...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Baunsgaard CB,Nissen UV,Christensen KB,Biering-Sørensen F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Propensity score-matched, retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVES:To determine the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING:The present study used Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. METHODS:A total of 9257 patients who had ⩾2 ambula...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Yeh TS,Ho YC,Hsu CL,Pan SL

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study. OBJECTIVES:To test the hypothesis that self-perceived functional impairment and religiosity/spirituality (S/R) predict depression among traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in Sri Lanka. SETTING:Ragama Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital, Ragama, Sr...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Xue S,Arya S,Embuldeniya A,Narammalage H,da Silva T,Williams S,Ravindran A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Psychometrics study. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to investigate the validity, reliability and sensitivity to change of neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) score. SETTING:Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey. METHODS:The study included 42 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The r...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Erdem D,Hava D,Keskinoğlu P,Bircan Ç,Peker Ö,Krogh K,Gülbahar S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case reports and survey of literature. OBJECTIVE:Case reports of two women with tuberculosis (TB) of the spine (Pott's disease) presenting with severe back pain and diagnosed as compression fracture are described. Physicians should include Pott's disease in the differential diagnosis when patients present...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Dass B,Puet TA,Watanakunakorn C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVES:Spinal cord injuries are usually associated with anejaculation, but few premature ejaculations (PE) are described in lumbosacral lesions. The objective of the study is to analyze the retrospective files of patients with lumbosacral lesions to explore whether PE is systemati...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Courtois F,Charvier K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different conservative treatment modalities for the lower urinary tract dysfunction in patients with spinal cord lesion are reviewed. Conservative treatment is still the mainstay of the urological management in these patients. Growing experience has changed the classical approach. Spontaneous voiding with and without ...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Wyndaele JJ,Madersbacher H,Kovindha A

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The study has been designed as a case report. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to report a rare case of syringomyelia in a patient with syphilitic spinal meningitis. SETTING:The Neurology Department, University Hospital Mohamed VI Marrakesh, Morocco. CASE REPORT:A 40-year-old Moroccan male pres...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Mebrouk Y,Chraa M,McMaughey C,Kissani N

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional. OBJECTIVES:To determine the obesity cutoff values for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in Korean men with motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING:Tertiary level hospital in Seoul, Korea. METHODS:BMI (kg/m2) was calculated and WC (cm) was measured in each parti...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Yun JH,Chun SM,Kim JC,Shin HI

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Our aim was to locate research and communicate the evidence found from scientific studies pertaining to the treatment of neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) in the chronic stage of spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVE:To address the controversy over the traditional (antimuscarinics) and the 'new' treatm...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： del Popolo G,Mencarini M,Nelli F,Lazzeri M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF STUDY:Clean intermittent self catheterisation (CISC) is commonly used by patients with impaired bladder emptying. But how to manage acute false passages in patients on CISC? METHODS:Six patients experienced difficulty when performing intermittent catheterisation. Urethrocystoscopy demonstrated a new false passa...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Michielsen DP,Wyndaele JJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Randomised double-blind factorial-design placebo-controlled trial. OBJECTIVE:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). UTIs are increasingly difficult to treat due to emergence of multi-resistant organisms. Probiotics are efficacious in preventing UTIs in post-men...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Toh SL,Lee BB,Ryan S,Simpson JM,Clezy K,Bossa L,Rice SA,Marial O,Weber GH,Kaur J,Boswell-Ruys CL,Goodall S,Middleton JW,Tuderhope M,Kotsiou G

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro studies using isolated guinea pig spinal cord white matter. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether lack of oxygen can cause irreversible impairment of electrical impulse conduction. SETTING:Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. METHODS:The hypoxic injur...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Pryor J,Shi R

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：DESIGN:Single cases. OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of manually assisted locomotor training in paraplegic patients with the automated training by a driven gait orthosis. SETTING:ParaCare, University Hospital Balgrist in Zurich, Switzerland. METHODS:Treadmill training with manual assistance and by a driven gait ort...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Colombo G,Wirz M,Dietz V

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Experiments in a mouse model of complete paraplegia. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of non-assisted treadmill training on motor recovery and body composition in completely spinal cord-transected mice. SETTINGS:Laval University Medical Center, Neuroscience Unit, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. METHODS:Fo...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Ung RV,Lapointe NP,Rouleau P,Guertin PA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of indomethacin on the prevention of heterotopic ossification (HO) following spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING:County Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA. METHODS:Sixteen patients were treated with s...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Banovac K,Williams JM,Patrick LD,Haniff YM

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare changes in lower urinary tract (LUT) function with modifications in pathways that regulate LUT function using two different animal models (incomplete and complete) of spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS:Female Sprague-Dawley rats were used. SCI was made at Th8/9 by a contusion injury (contusion, n=...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Mitsui T,Murray M,Nonomura K

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Longitudinal, prospective within-subject design. OBJECTIVES:(1) To determine the effects of long-term body-weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) on functional walking ability and perceived quality of life in persons with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI), and (2) to investigate whether tra...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Hicks AL,Adams MM,Martin Ginis K,Giangregorio L,Latimer A,Phillips SM,McCartney N

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cross-sectional multicenter study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the correlation, sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of S4-5 dermatome and the anorectal examination for determination of sacral sparing in the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISN...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Samdani A,Chafetz RS,Vogel LC,Betz RR,Gaughan JP,Mulcahey MJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the multicentre study entitled 'Description and Documentation of Painful States in Spinal Cord Injury Patients', in addition to the description and documentation of chronic pain and stressful dysaesthesiae in SCI patients, was the search for correlations between these symptoms and medical and psychosocial v...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Störmer S,Gerner HJ,Grüninger W,Metzmacher K,Föllinger S,Wienke C,Aldinger W,Walker N,Zimmermann M,Paeslack V

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication of paraplegia despite prophylactic anticoagulant therapy. The diagnosis relies primarily on ultrasonography or phlebography; these investigations are difficult, expensive and can be time-consuming in paraplegic patients. STUDY DESIGN:To evaluate the useful...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Roussi J,Bentolila S,Boudaoud L,Casadevall N,Vallée C,Carlier R,Lortat-Jacob S,Dizien O,Bussel B

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00