Spinal Cord Trauma
Definition:
Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord that results from direct injury to the cord itself, or from indirect injury from damage...
Foot Electrical Stimulation Cycling
Outlined below is a study that requires volunteers who wish to get healthier and have a spinal cord injury. This project has obtained a...
Current Interventions 2004
Drug Therapy
Effective drug therapy for spinal cord injury first became a reality in 1990, when methylprednisolone, the first drug shown to improve recovery from...
HeadMaster Plus
Prentke Romich's HeadMaster Plus™ is a head pointing system that takes the place of a mouse. Just move your head and the cursor moves...
Spinal Cord Tumors
Definition
A spinal cord tumor is a benign or cancerous growth in the spinal cord, between the membranes covering the spinal cord, or in the...
Why home Care Costs So Much
Institutional costs are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement to states. Home services aren't. I wrote awhile ago about activists pushing the Medicaid Community Attendant Services...
Basic Anatomy
Together, the brain and spinal cord make up the Central Nervous System. They are covered by three layers of membranes called meninges and bathed...
Brain and Nervous System
It fits snugly within the skull, hidden from view inside of the top half of the head. Its grayish-pink bulges and grooves and fluid-filled...
GASTRIC EMPTYING IN SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS
Little is known about the gastric effects of spinal cord injury (SCI). There have been few studies on the gastric emptying half-time (GET1/2) of...
Appendicitis in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury.
In general, patients with appendicitis present with a reliable set of signs and symptoms that facilitate early diagnosis. Prompt surgical treatment usually results in...
