|
| |
| | AllRefer.com - spinal cord (Anatomy And Physiology) - Encyclopedia |
 | | The spinal cord mediates the reflex responses to some sensory impulses directly, i.e., without recourse to the brain, as when a person's leg is tapped producing the knee jerk reflex. | | | Extending from the first lumbar vertebra to the medulla at the base of the brain, the spinal cord of a human adult is about 18 in. | | | Connecting with the cord are 31 pairs of these spinal nerves, which feed sensory impulses into the spinal cord, which in turn relays them to the brain. |
|
http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/S/spincord.html
(395 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal cord abscess Encyclopedia Search - Drug Price Search |
| | A spinal cord abscess is caused when infection occurs within the internal areas of the spine. | | | Spinal cord abscess is a disorder characterized by inflammation and a collection of infected material (pus) around the spinal cord. | | | The goals of treatment are to relieve spinal cord compression and cure the infection. |
|
http://www.drug-price-search.com/encyclopedia/?encyclopedia_name_url=65&level=2
(727 words)
|
|
| |
| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Spinal cord trauma |
| | Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord that results from direct injury to the cord itself, or from indirect injury from damage to the bones, soft tissues, and blood vessels surrounding the spinal cord. | | | Spinal traction may reduce dislocation and/or may be used to immobilize the spine. | | | A seemingly minor injury can cause spinal cord trauma if the spine is weakened (such as from rheumatoid arthritis or osteoporosis) or if the spinal canal protecting the spinal cord has become too narrow (spinal stenosis) due to the normal aging process. |
|
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001066.htm
(1495 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord Injury: Hope Through Research: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
| | Most spinal cord injuries affect bladder and bowel functions because the nerves that control the involved organs originate in the segments near the lower termination of the spinal cord and are cut off from brain input. | | | Methylprednisolone, a steroid drug, became standard treatment for acute spinal cord injury in 1990 when a large-scale clinical trial supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke showed significantly better recovery in patients who were given the drug within the first 8 hours after their injury. | | | Accounts of spinal cord injuries and their treatment date back to ancient times, even though there was little chance of recovery from such a devastating injury. |
|
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sci/detail_sci.htm
(11518 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord Injury - Paraplegic & Quadriplegic, Tetraplegic Information |
| | The nerves that are situated within the spinal cord are called upper motor neurons (UMNs) and their primary function is to carry the messages back and forth from the brain to the spinal nerves along the spinal tract (spinal cord). | | | Someone with a spinal cord injury will have a long road of rehabilitation ahead of them, and it is important that they keep their sense of humor on their bad days to help them maintain a positive attitude. | | | The spinal nerves that branch out from the spinal cord to the other parts of the body are called lower motor neurons (LMNs). |
|
http://www.apparelyzed.com
(1410 words)
|
|
| |
| | Neuroscience for Kids - Spinal Cord |
| | Although the spinal column is somewhat flexible, some of the vertebrae in the lower parts of the spinal column become fused. | | | The spinal cord is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and peripheral nervous system. | | | The human spinal cord is protected by the bony spinal column shown to the left. |
|
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/spinal.html
(693 words)
|
|
| |
| | NeurosurgeryToday.org What is Neurosurgery Patient Education Materials spinal cord |
| | Central cord syndrome usually results from trauma and is associated with damage to the large nerve fibers that carry information directly from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord. | | | Anterior cord syndrome results from injury to the motor and sensory pathways in the anterior parts of the spinal cord. | | | Even if surgery cannot reverse damage to the spinal cord, surgery may be needed to stabilize the spine to prevent future pain or deformity. |
|
http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/spinal.asp
(2820 words)
|
|
| |
| | eMedicine - Spinal Cord Injuries : Article by Donald Schreiber, MD, CM |
| | Emergent decompression of the spinal cord from extradural lesions, such as epidural hematomas or abscesses, is indicated. | | | Spinal injuries proximal to L1, above the termination of the spinal cord, often involve a combination of spinal cord lesions and segmental root or spinal nerve injuries. | | | The spinal cord extends from the base of the skull and terminates near the lower margin of the L1 vertebral body. |
|
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic553.htm
(5533 words)
|
|
| |
| | eMedicine - Spinal Cord Infections : Article by Andrew K Chang, MD |
| | Spinal dermal sinuses, seen in association with the abscesses, result from defective separation of the epithelium ectoderm from the neural ectoderm and subsequent communication between the skin and deeper structures. | | | In children, intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord is predominantly secondary to direct contiguous spread of infection from the skin. | | | The most commonly affected area is the dorsal thoracic spinal cord. |
|
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic552.htm
(3304 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord |
| | Hypertrophy of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the thoracic spine | | | Spinal Cord is the official journal of the International Spinal Cord Society. | | | Functional electrical therapy: retraining grasping in spinal cord injury FREE |
|
http://www.nature.com/sc
(136 words)
|
|
| |
| | SPINALCORD: Facts and Figures at a Glance - June, 2005 |
| | Persons with tetraplegia have sustained injuries to one of the eight cervical segments of the spinal cord; those with paraplegia have lesions in the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral regions of the spinal cord. | | | It is estimated that the annual incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI), not including those who die at the scene of the accident, is approximately 40 cases per million population in the U. or approximately 11,000 new cases each year. | | | Prior to 1980, 81.8% of new spinal cord injuries occurred among males. |
|
http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=21446
(1166 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Units |
| | The Shrine's spinal cord injury units provide long-term rehabilitative care and intensive physical, occupational and recreational therapy, to help spinal cord injured children relearn the basic skills of everyday life. | | | Parents of spinal cord injured children are not left out; they, too, must learn how to take care of their spinal cord injured child. | | | When the spinal cord is damaged, communication between the brain and the muscles is interrupted, but the nerves and muscles below the site of injury remain alive and intact. |
|
http://www.shrinershq.org/hospitals/sci.html
(749 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord and Meninges |
| | Spinal cord segments are situated within the vertebral canal at a level superior to their corresponding vertebra | | | Posterior aspect of the spinal cord most often affected; pain, paresthesias and sensory changes are most frequent clinical presentation | | | Spinal nerve roots emerge from spinal cord segments, descend a progressive distance within the vertebral canal, and merge within intervertebral foramina to form mixed spinal nerves |
|
http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu/Lecture/Main/back-spcord.htm
(1647 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord Injury |
| | The goal of the CAPPS project was to determine whether in-home education could prevent new pressure sores and reduce the number and severity of existing pressure sores among a rural, underserved population of persons with spinal cord injury. | | | CDC funded the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to examine the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to prevent pressure sores after spinal cord injury. | | | The intervention, part of the Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission's Consumer Action to Prevent Pressure Sores (CAPPS) project, eliminated sores among one-third of the intervention group and saved $660,000 in hospital costs associated with pressure sores. |
|
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/fact_book/25_Spinal_Cord_Injury.htm
(905 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal cord injury - MayoClinic.com |
| | They naturally wonder how spinal cord injury will affect their everyday activities, their jobs, their relationships, their dreams and their long-term happiness. | | | Many scientists are optimistic that important advances will restore some function in people with a spinal cord injury within the next 10 to 25 years. | | | Many other people develop nontraumatic spinal cord injuries, due to infection or chronic conditions. |
|
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/spinal-cord-injury/DS00460
(323 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord Injury, Facts - NCIPC |
| | This section was developed for public health professionals and practitioners in spinal cord injury (SCI) prevention and treatment. | | | Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. |
|
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/scifacts.htm
(568 words)
|
|
| |
| | Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care & Cure |
| | FSCIPCC is comprised of victims of spinal cord injuries and their families, persons dedicated to the prevention, care and cure of SCI and professionals who provide free counsel to SCI victims. | | | Newport Beach, CA The Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care and Cure (FSCIPCC) is a non-profit educational group dedicated to the prevention, care and cure of spinal cord injuries through public awareness, education and funding research. | | | This Spinal Cord Injury Ring site is owned by: Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care and Cure. |
|
http://www.fscip.org
(252 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord |
| | Bone loss in spinal cord-injured patients: from physiopathology to therapy | | | Predictive factors for pressure ulcers in the ambulatory stage of spinal cord injury patients |
|
http://www.nature.com/sc/journal/vaop/ncurrent/rss.rdf
(2126 words)
|
|
| |
| | International Spinal Cord Regeneration Center |
| | There is a cure for some spinal cord injuries. | | | He has had success regenerating spinal cords using Embryonic Cell Transplant Therapy. | | | We invite you to explore the possibilities of Embryonic Cell Transplant Therapy and the International Spinal Cord Regeneration Center. |
|
http://spinal.siteutopia.net
(340 words)
|
|
| |
| | index |
| | I have a large hump on my spine next to the spinal surgery site. | | | During the surgery they removed one of my ribs on the right side(T-7) to get to the AVM..every since that rib removal my life has been only pain. | | | I was paralyzed on the right side of my body. |
|
http://www.geocities.com/spinalavm0613/index
(346 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord Injury: Research |
| | The Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System, centered at the University of Washington's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, is one of 16 Model Spinal Cord Injury Centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education, to pool knowledge and resources and provide specialized care to persons with SCI. | | | Our goals include providing state-of-the-art medical, surgical, rehabilitation, and long-term follow-up care to Northwest residents with SCI; participation in the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, which collects and combines data from all 16 Model SCI centers; and conducting research into various aspects of SCI diagnosis and care. | | | For a list of website resources relating to Spinal Cord Injury please visit our SCI Resources list, then use your back button on your browser to return to this page. |
|
http://depts.washington.edu/rehab/sci
(145 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord Research Centre |
| | This web site was set up to inform prospective students and postdoctoral trainees, as well as others interested in spinal cord research, of the research underway at the Spinal Cord Research Centre. | | | Since 1984, the Will-to-Win Golf Classic has raised over $700,000 for spinal cord research and contributed significantly to the work of the Spinal Cord Research Centre. | | | and contributed significantly to the work of the Spinal Cord Research Centre. |
|
http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca
(279 words)
|
|
| |
| | NMR research at the U.F. C.S.B |
| | It is aniticipated that NMR microimaging will become a routine histological technique in the study of spinal cord injury and other spinal pathologies. | | | This has encouraged the development of NMR techniques to provide non-invasive histology of biological tissue, in particular the spinal cord. | | | The advantages of NMR histology over conventional histology stem principally from its non-invasive nature (so that conventional histology may be performed subsequently if desired) and the ability to "slice" in arbitrary and multiple directions. |
|
http://csbnmr.health.ufl.edu/~binglis
(116 words)
|
|
| |
| | Superman? |
| | Researchers in Florida are repairing cats' spinal cords with fetal feline nerve cell grafts. | | | Here are some of the obstacles (can't exactly call them roadblocks any longer!) to healing spinal cord injuries. | | | Before we look at the regeneration of spinal nerves, let's get up to date on the man who's put a human face on paralysis. |
|
http://whyfiles.org/023spinal_cord
(144 words)
|
|
| |
| | National Spinal Cord Injury Association - Welcome! |
| | © National Spinal Cord Injury Association 2003 - 2005. | | | In light of the federal government's response to the hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast, do you feel the need for FEMA to integrate a dedicated focus on addressing the needs of people with disabilities. | | | Art Exhibit to benefit Spinal Cord Injury Research Advancement |
|
http://www.spinalcord.org
(237 words)
|
|
| |
| | SPINAL CORD Journal |
| | SPINAL CORD is the monthly medical journal of the International Spinal Cord Society. | | | The report must focus on the results of the applicant’s research, it must be specifically written for this award and must be of high significance and impact. | | | Authors of manuscripts, letters and other communications to the Editor wishing to have these published in SPINAL CORD should follow the guidelines set out on the inside back cover of the journal. |
|
http://www.iscos.org.uk/spinalcord.html
(737 words)
|
|
| |
| | Rehabilitation Research Center for TBI & SCI |
| | The Rehabilitation Research Center (RRC) for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) conducts research to better understand and improve outcomes after TBI and SCI. | | | Copyright © Rehabilitation Research Center for TBI and SCI, 2000-01 |
|
http://www.tbi-sci.org
(143 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord Society |
| | An international organization for cure research & treatment of spinal cord injury paralysis & related problems - since 1978 | | | The SCS Record is Clear for All to See |
|
http://members.aol.com/scsweb
(121 words)
|
|
| |
| | Spinal Cord Injury Network - DC Area Chapter, NSCIA |
| | Welcome to the Spinal Cord Injury Network (SCI Network) web site. | | | SCI Network is the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association. | | | After a brief description of services provided by Spinal Cord Injury Network, primarily in central Maryland, Washington, D.C., and in Northern Virginia, there follows a list of upcoming SCI Network and other disability-related events. |
|
http://www.spinalcordinjury.net
(221 words)
|
|
| |
| | SPINAL CORD |
| | THE MENINGES SURROUND, PROTECT, AND STABILIZE THE CNS | | | • THE CORD IS COMPOSED OF AN OUTER LAYER OF | | | SPINAL CORD IS PROTECTED BY THE BONE, MENINGES, AND CEREBROSPINAL FLUID |
|
http://blue.utb.edu/biology/Rodriquez/spinal_cord.htm
(123 words)
|
|
|
