abstract：:The aim of this study was to quantify the energy cost and the cardiorespiratory response while walking at free speed with an Advanced Reciprocating Gait Orthosis (ARGO). The study was conducted on a group of six male paraplegic patients, age range 16-31 years (median = 22.50), with complete traumatic injuries ranging ...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Massucci M,Brunetti G,Piperno R,Betti L,Franceschini M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extremely rare case of extradural spinal cysticercosis in an adult male is presented. The patient had evidence of extradural granulation tissue with associated destruction of C4 and C5 pedicles and laminae, causing tetraparesis. Histopathological examination revealed evidence of a degenerated cysticercal cyst with ...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Mohanty A,Das S,Kolluri VR,Das BS

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidural spinal cord stimulation has been used to decrease spasticity and spasms in spinal cord injury patients. However, the long-term benefits of this procedure have not been determined. We therefore conducted a retrospective study of the possible long-term efficacy of the epidural spinal cord stimulator for the rel...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Midha M,Schmitt JK

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This preliminary study evaluates the suitability of a gaze controlled communication system for severely handicapped patients. The system drives a computer by movements of the patient's pupils. The capacity to communicate by producing text on a screen was assessed in 30 patients, 22 traumatic tetraplegics and 8 patient...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Thoumie P,Charlier JR,Alecki M,D'Erceville D,Heurtin A,Mathe JF,Nadeau G,Wiart L

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demyelination process is an important factor contributing to long term sensory and motor impairments after spinal cord injury (SCI). Exposure of axonal K+ channels after demyelination may contribute to blockage of action potentials across the injury site. A K+ channel blocker, 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), has been effe...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Haghighi SS,Clapper A,Johnson GC,Stevens A,Prapaisilp A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the development of a registry of veterans with spinal cord dysfunction who have been treated within the Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities. The registry departs from the function and structure of traditional registries by a more extensive utilization of advances in computer technology; i...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Samsa G,Hoenig H,Carswell J,Sloane R,Bovender CR,VanDeusen Lukas C,Horner RD

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have estimated that between 25% and 45% of people with spinal cord injury report severe levels of chronic pain. Few studies have examined this longitudinally. This study examines the primary pain sites, intensity and variability of perceived pain in 76 patients, 6 weeks post injury and 45 patients fro...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Kennedy P,Frankel H,Gardner B,Nuseibeh I

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled (hereunder abbreviated NRC) in Japan was established in 1979. It consists of four divisions: the hospital, the rehabilitation training center, the research institute, and the information service section. The spinal unit has been functioning and cooperating corelative...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Suyama T,Nihei R,Kimura T,Yano H,Tobimatsu Y,Hatsuyama Y,Nakamura R,Mizukami M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A solitary osteochondroma of the vertebral column is rare, and also it will rarely cause neurological deficits. Myelopathy from a tumour usually presents insidiously with neurological deficits. We report a case of a huge solitary osteochondroma at T11 level with an acute onset of myelopathy induced by a minor trauma. ...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Okuyama K,Chiba M,Okada K,Sato K,Hoshi N

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of the neuropathic bowel is one of the major issues in the treatment of patients with severe spinal cord injury (SCI). Pulsed irrigation evacuation (PIE) has been evaluated in several small studies for the clearing of fecal impactions in patients with a neuropathic bowel. We evaluated our experience with 39...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Puet TA,Jackson H,Amy S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty persons with new onset traumatic tetraplegia consecutively admitted to our rehabilitation service were screened for consideration for use of an upper extremity neuroprosthesis. Strict inclusion criteria allowed only for participation of patients with ASIA impairment scale A, B or C injuries at t...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Gorman PH,Wuolle KS,Peckham PH,Heydrick D

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of MRSA infection includes immediate isolation of the patient. Long periods of isolation are considered to be psychologically detrimental, though little information is available about the impact of isolation as an infection control procedure. The purpose of this study is to examine the psychologic...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Kennedy P,Hamilton LR

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord-injured (SCI) patients often suffer from symptomatic polymicrobial urinary tract infection (UTI). The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome and cost-savings associated with antibiotic therapy based on limited vs full microbiological investigation of urine cultures in adult SCI patien...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Darouiche RO,Priebe M,Clarridge JE

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：:The purpose of the study was to use dual energy X-ray absorptiometry to measure bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine, the femoral neck, Ward's triangle, and the greater trochanter in 204 men (69 able-bodies controls and 135 spinal cord injured patients) stratified according to age (20-39, 40-59, and 60+ year...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Szollar SM,Martin EM,Parthemore JG,Sartoris DJ,Deftos LJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case histories of two patients who had had a spinal cord injury (SCI) were selected by the senior author and sent to four experts in the field of SCI. Based on the 1992 American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) and International Medical Society of Paraplegia (IMSOP) standards, the four participants plus the senior...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Donovan WH,Brown DJ,Ditunno JF Jr,Dollfus P,Frankel HL

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyposmolar hyponatremia (serum sodium < 130 mmol/l) is a common phenomenon in the spinal cord injury (SCI) patient population and in most cases, it is of relatively little consequence. However, rapid correction or over correction of hyponatremia (a change in serum sodium > 25 mmol/l within 48 h) has been linked to Cen...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Moore K,Midha M

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with spinal cord injury cannot be understated. Many patients with significant bacteriuria are considered to be colonised rather than infected, and treatment should be reserved for those with clinical symptoms or other signs of infection. Published research on...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Galloway A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To survey the situation of traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI) in Jordan and for a future nationwide epidemiological survey, a retrospective study was conducted at the Royal Jordanian Rehabilitation Centre (RJRC) King Hussein Medical Centre (KHMC) Amman-Jordan, where all traumatic cases within this centre in addition...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Otom AS,Doughan AM,Kawar JS,Hattar EZ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ejaculatory failure and poor fertility are major problems for patients with spinal cord injury, who wish to father children. Artificial ejaculation in conjunction with assisted reproductive techniques has been proposed as a possible solution to this situation. In this paper, we presented the case of a tetraplegic man ...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Yamamoto M,Momose H,Yamada K

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic constipation is the main gastrointestinal complaint of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, and has a significant effect on patients' lives, concerning nursing dependence, morbidity and complications. Many therapies have been proposed to treat chronic severe constipation, most of them with limited effect or bein...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Badiali D,Bracci F,Castellano V,Corazziari E,Fuoco U,Habib FI,Scivoletto G

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine ventilatory muscle strength as represented by static respiratory pressures in 30 tetraplegic patients with a complete lesion between the fifth and the eighth cervical vertebrae. The Inspiratory/Expiratory Pressure Meter was used to obtain maximum static expiratory mouth pressur...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Gounden P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expansive laminoplasty is devised to preserve the posterior structures, including the original length of the spinous process which anchors the nucheal muscles, in order to prevent the postoperative development of instability and cervical kyphosis due to structural loss and poor tone of the nucheal muscles, which can r...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Hoshi K,Kurokawa T,Nakamura K,Hoshino Y,Saita K,Miyoshi K

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with a neuropathic bladder are more prone to develop catheter-induced urethral trauma than occurs in the general population because many of the SCI patients are on indwelling urethral catheter drainage, or intermittent urethral catheterisation is performed either by them or by their c...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Vaidyanathan S,Krishnan KR,Soni BM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 69-year-old woman who developed serious hydrocephalus after cervical laminoplasty for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. The patient presented with approximately 50% spinal canal compromise pertaining to ossified lesion at C5 and C6 levels and subsequently underwent a C3-C7 open-door lami...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Maezawa Y,Baba H,Annen S,Uchida K,Imura S,Handa Y

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five patients with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries were examined as to the mechanism of injury, neurological deficits in the initial stage and differences in treatment. Nineteen (42.2%) were treated non-surgically and 26 (57.8%) surgically. Their injuries could be divided into seven types of cervical sp...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Asazuma T,Satomi K,Suzuki N,Fujimura Y,Hirabayashi K

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This descriptive analytical ten year (1985-1994) retrospective study assessed the pattern of spinal cord paralysis (SCP) in the Fiji Islands utilising medical rehabilitation hospital data. Fiji Islands is an archipelago of 300 islands in the south western Pacific with a multi-ethnic population of over three quarters o...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Maharaj JC

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 32-year old woman with radicular symptoms associated with a low cervical chordoma. According to our knowledge this is the 10th case of low cervical chordoma reported in the literature. ...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Inci S,Palaoğlu S,Onol B,Erbengi A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who had had a traffic accident resulting with a compression fracture of the L1 vertebra but with no neurological deficits, developed urinary incontinence and weakness in his lower extremities 25 years after the spinal injury. An MRI scan of the spine revealed gliosis of the conus medullaris at the level of t...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Güler-Uysal F,Orkun S,Cila A,Ozgirgin N

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-cell predominant balanitis is described in a 38 year old uncircumcised tetraplegic man whose presenting feature was non-progressive red lesions over the inner prepuce and the glans penis without signs of infection, phimosis, or meatal stenosis. There was no regional lymphadenopathy. He was not exposed to any of the ...

journal_title：Spinal cord

authors： Van Velzen D,Vaidyanathan S,Krishnan KR,Soni BM,Parsons KF

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00