Neuroregeneration Approaches
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….
Promising Preclinical Pharmacological Approaches to Spinal Cord Injury
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…
Functional Restoration through Robotics
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…
Posttraumatic Syringomyelia: Pathophysiology and Management
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…
Population-Based Spinal Cord Injury Registries: Potential Impacts and Challenges
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…
Spontaneous Recovery Patterns and Prognoses after Spinal Cord Injury
7 Spontaneous Recovery Patterns and Prognoses after Spinal Cord Injury Doniel Drazin and Maxwell Boakye Key Points 1. Performing the neurological examination at 72 hours following the injury provides a…
Peripheral Nerve Grafts and the Repair of Axonal Circuits Following Spinal Cord Injury
50 Peripheral Nerve Grafts and the Repair of Axonal Circuits Following Spinal Cord Injury H. Francis Farhadi and Allan D. Levi Key Points 1. Schwann cell or peripheral nerve grafting…
Management of Spinal Cord Injury in the Intensive Care Unit
8 Management of Spinal Cord Injury in the Intensive Care Unit Nicolas Phan Key Points 1. Clinical management of SCI in the ICU is centered on the identification, prevention, and…
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
13 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Avraam Ploumis Key Points 1. Venous thromboembolism has a serious impact on patients with spinal cord injury. 2. Diagnosis and treatment of thromboembolism are analyzed. 3….
Neuroprotective Trials in Spinal Cord Injury
36 Neuroprotective Trials in Spinal Cord Injury Shelly Wang, Gregory W. J. Hawryluk, and Michael G. Fehlings Key Points 1. Despite numerous drugs having been trialed for neuroprotection after SCI…
