16 Autonomic Dysreflexia and Cardiovascular Complications of Spinal Cord Injury Andrei Krassioukov Key Points 1. In addition to motor and sensory deficits, individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) face lifelong…
47 Electrical Stimulation Following Spinal Cord Injury Graham H. Creasey Key Points 1. After spinal cord injury, surviving peripheral nerves can be activated safely for many years by electrical stimulation….
25 Management of Cervical Facet Dislocation Ishaq Y. Syed and Joon Y. Lee Key Points 1. High index of suspicion, strict cervical spine precautions, and complete clinical and radiographic evaluation…
19 Posttraumatic Kyphotic Deformity of the Cervical Spine Kris E. Radcliff, David Gendelberg, Gurusukhman D. S. Sidhu, and Alexander R. Vaccaro Key Points 1. The absolute indication for surgery for…
32 Glial Scar and Monocyte-Derived Macrophages Are Needed for Spinal Cord Repair: Timing, Location, and Level as Critical Factors Michal Schwartz and Ravid Shechter Key Points 1. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan,…
35 Neuroregeneration Approaches Lisa McKerracher, Michael G. Fehlings, Alyson Fournier, and Stephan Ong Tone Key Points 1. After CNS injury, many growth inhibitors are released that block repair and regeneration….
33 Promising Preclinical Pharmacological Approaches to Spinal Cord Injury Michael S. Beattie and Jacqueline C. Bresnahan Key Points 1. CNS injury induces a cascade of overlapping degradative and reparative processes…
49 Functional Restoration through Robotics Martin Baggenstos, Geoffrey Ling, and James M. Ecklund Key Points 1. Neuroprosthetic devices are helping to restore lost motor or sensory function as a result…
51 Population-Based Spinal Cord Injury Registries: Potential Impacts and Challenges Marcel F. Dvorak, Catherine A. McGuinness, Michael G. Fehlings, and Vanessa K. Noonan Key Points 1. Prospective data registries provide…
20 Posttraumatic Syringomyelia: Pathophysiology and Management Mohammed Farid Shamji, Sung-Joo Yuh, and Eve C. Tsai Key Points 1. Posttraumatic syringomyelia should be considered in patients experiencing subacute or chronic neurological…
