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Yearly Archives: 2004

University of Florida researchers reveal secret lives of genes during spinal injury

The body attempts to heal a damaged spinal cord in much the same way it repairs skin after simple cuts and scrapes, an insight...

Early Scan Helps Spinal Injury Recovery

MONDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of spinal cord injuries can help doctors identify patients who would benefit from surgery,...

How many people are alive today in the U.S. with SCI?

Estimates vary, but the generally accepted range is between 183,000 and 230,000 persons are alive today in the U.S. with SCI.

D.C. Jail Stay Ends in Death For Quadriplegic Md. Man

Care Provided by Hospital, Corrections Dept. in Question By Henri E. Cauvin - Washington Post Staff Writer Jonathan Magbie, a 27-year-old Mitchellville man, was sent to...

Le Pismo Dunes Endurance Beach Race

On October 23 and 24, 2004 the Central Coast Motorcycle Association (CCMA) is hosting a special and unique fundraiser motorcycle and ATV race at...

Do therapies have to be applied shortly after injury?

Several experimental therapies are aimed at restoring function in chronic spinal cord injury, when recovery has stabilized a year or more after injury. These...

What ethnic groups have SCI?

A significant trend over time has been observed in the racial distribution of persons in the Model System database. Among persons injured between 1973 and...

What are the levels of Spinal Cord Injury?

There are seven cervical, twelve thoracic, five lumbar, and one sacral vertebrae that make up the spine. The bones get progressively thicker moving...

What is the nerve center at L1? Why can’t anyone with an injury below...

T The part of the spinal cord that is situated at the bony segmental level of L1 contains most of the spinal cord that...

What experimental clinical therapies are available?

Several clinical trials are assessing therapies that are applied within 2 weeks after injury. These include activated macrophages (which may help repair the injured cord),...