Potentially, any irritant to the abdominal wall and viscera such as Ulcer Cholecystitis Pancreatitis Hepatitis Masses Gastroenteritis Hemorrhage Constipation Bowel obstruction Superior mesenteric artery syndrome Tight clothing or materials over…
C5 C6 C7 C8 T1 Muscles groupsa Elbow flexors Wrist extensors Elbow extensors Finger flexors to the middle finger Small finger abductors Personal independenceb Type, feed Drink, wash, shave,…
10.8.1 X-Ray Imaging This is an X-ray image of EH post spine surgery. You can clearly see her vertebrae, as well as the metal screws and rod that were inserted…
Fig. 3.1 Most common pattern of spinal cord damage in relation to the cross-sectional area affected. (a) Cross section of the intact spinal cord: spinal cord gray matter (gray), dorsal…
Fig. 21.1 Axonal degeneration, regeneration, and sprouting after spinal cord injury. (a) Injured non-regenerating axons display dystrophic retraction bulbs and Wallerian degeneration of the distal axon segment. Axon regeneration can…
Fig. 11.1 Somatotopic organization of the spinal cord. Within white matter: green illustrates sensory and red motor fiber tracts. Within gray matter: red depicts anterior horn alpha-motoneurons. Somatotopy-specific clinical and…
Fig. 5.1 Vascularization of the spinal cord: The main blood supply for the lower thoracic and lumbar spinal cord is derived from the Adamkiewicz artery feeding into the anterior spinal…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Norbert Weidner, Rüdiger Rupp and Keith E. Tansey (eds.)Neurological Aspects of Spinal Cord Injury10.1007/978-3-319-46293-6_26 26. Clinical Trials and Spinal Cord Injury: Challenges and Therapeutic Interventions Freda M. Warner1, 2, 3, Jacquelyn J. Cragg2, 3, John D. Steeves2,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Norbert Weidner, Rüdiger Rupp and Keith E. Tansey (eds.)Neurological Aspects of Spinal Cord Injury10.1007/978-3-319-46293-6_25 25. Translation: Relevance of Spinal Cord Injury Animal Models Seth Tigchelaar1 and Brian K. Kwon2 (1) International Collaboration on Repair…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Norbert Weidner, Rüdiger Rupp and Keith E. Tansey (eds.)Neurological Aspects of Spinal Cord Injury10.1007/978-3-319-46293-6_20 20. The Current Status of Neuroprotection for Spinal Cord Injury Andrea J. Santamaria1 and James D. Guest2 (1) The Miami Project…
