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Spinal cord injuries are most commonly caused by motor vehicle accidents, falls and acts of violence. Sports-related spinal cord injuries occur more commonly in children and teenagers, while work-related injuries (especially from construction work) predominate in adults.
Follow the links below to find information on spinal cord injuries.
Reviewed October 2007
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Syringomyelia
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Better Health Channel
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Syringomyelia is the formation of a cyst in the spinal cord. As the cyst grows, it presses on the spinal cord and interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses. Causes include trauma, infection and congenital (from birth) brain defects.
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Jul 2008
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Nontraumatic spinal cord injury
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of nontraumatic spinal cord injury by professional health specialists.
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Feb 2008
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Head injuries - first aid
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Better Health Channel
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A hard blow to the head can injure the brain, even when there are no visible signs of trauma to the scalp or face. Head injuries can be serious and require urgent medical attention.
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Jan 2008
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Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is insufficient evidence to conclude that one locomotor training strategy is more effective than another for improving walking ability in people with spinal cord injury (SCI)....
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Dec 2007
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Cerebrospinal fluid drainage for thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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An aneurysm is a local bulging of a blood vessel that carries a risk of rupture. Surgery for an aortic aneurysm requires clamping the aorta, the biggest artery in the body. This reduces the supply of blood and oxygen to the spinal cord (ischaemia) and t...
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Nov 2007
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Spinal fixation surgery for acute traumatic spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This review found no controlled trials of spinal fixation surgery for the patient group. The quality of the existing evidence is too poor to include in the review, as it is likely to be unreliable. Good quality controlled trials are needed to answer t...
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Oct 2007
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Paraplegia (spinal cord injury)
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Better Health Channel
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Paraplegia and quadriplegia are conditions which result from damage to the spinal cord. Individuals experience a wide variety of effects, according to the level of damage that has occurred. Support services are available.
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Oct 2006
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Spinal interbody fusion with Hydrosorb" cages (update)
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Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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ASERNIP-S has performed an updated prioritising summary on spinal interbody fusion with Hydrosorb" cages.
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Mar 2006
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Spinal cord injury, Australia 2003-04 (revised)
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is uncommon, but personal and health system costs per case are high. This report presents information from the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR) on new persisting cases of SCI in the year 2003-04.
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Jan 2006
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Skip laminectomy for treatment of spinal disorders (update)
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Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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ASERNIP-S has performed an updated prioritising summary on skip laminectomy for treatment of spinal disorders.
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Dec 2005
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Gangliosides for acute spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Injuries to the spinal cord are often devastating. Worldwide there are up to 40 million such injuries a year. People who survive often have severe disabilities. Gangliosides are substances that occur naturally in nerve cells. They can be manufactured an...
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Feb 2005
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SPOT - Spinal Outreach Team
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Queensland Health
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The Spinal Outreach Team (SPOT) supports people affected by spinal cord injury throughout Queensland, Australia by providing quality, timely and client focussed consultancy, early intervention and education services in the areas of social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and nursing.
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Dec 2004
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Spinal injuries centres (SICs) for acute traumatic spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Spinal cord injury is a serious condition and the effects are usually permanent. In several countries, specialist centres have been set up, where patients can be taken within a few hours of their injury, but even in these countries many patients are dea...
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Jun 2004
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Spinal cord injury: what is it?
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myDr
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| Description: |
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) involves damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as mobility or feeling.
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Jan 2003
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Steroids for acute spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Every year, about 40 million people worldwide suffer a spinal cord injury. Most of them are young men. The results are often devastating. Various drugs have been given to patients in attempts to reduce the extent of permanent paralysis. Steroids have pr...
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Jan 2002
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Spinal immobilisation for trauma patients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Spinal cord damage from injury causes long-term disability and can dramatically affect quality of life. The current practice of immobilising trauma patients before hospitalisation to prevent more damage may not always be necessary, as the likelihood of ...
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Jan 2001
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Pharmacological interventions for spasticity following spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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A major problem after spinal cord injury is muscle resistance to having the arms or legs moved (spasticity). There can also be spasms. This can severely limit people's mobility and independence, and can cause pain, muscle problems, and sleep difficultie...
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Jan 2000
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