Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
International Cooperation to Accelerate Move to Clinical Trials
What are the characteristics of a well-controlled clinical trial for spinal cord injury repair? What type of evidence from animal experiments should be required...
A laurel wreath for Jack
Paralyzed teen finished marathon on stationary bike
The 26-mile Boston Marathon is considered the granddaddy of all marathons where there are hundreds of stories of...
Is the only difference between acute and chronic the scar? What else happens to...
fine the "acute" phase of spinal cord injury as the period during which damage may be continuing.
"Subacute" is when the spinal cord is beginning...
WHEELCHAIR GAMES ATHLETES SAY
After watching a quadriplegic man compete at a water skiing event several years ago, Tim Giroux of Flint knew there were very few limits...
Acorda Reports Spinal Cord Injury Miss, Positive Trends Seen In MS
By Karen Pihl-Carey
It was a mixed day for Acorda Therapeutics Inc., which said Fampridine-SR missed its endpoints in two pivotal Phase III trials in...
Brain Implants Move at the Speed of Thought
New Devices Operate on the Power of Thought Alone, Testing Beginning in Humans
April 15, 2004 -- It may sound like science fiction, but brain...
Trojans Swim with Mike
In 1981, a benefit for injured USC swimming star Mike Nyeholt turned into an annual event for athletes.
As they were getting ready to leave...
Redevelopment Plans for Lower Manhattan to be Recognized for Accessibility
WASHINGTON, Apr 14, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), a national veterans' service and Disability rights organization, in recognizing...
Restoring Function Through Oec Transplantation
Over the past several decades, I have observed remarkable progress in our understanding of spinal cord injury (SCI), a disorder once considered so intractable...
Michigan Center to Help Paralyzed Patients
DETROIT (AP) - The Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan will open a center this summer offering new therapies to help spinal cord injury patients regain...
