A spinal cord injury (SCI) is an injury to the spinal cord resulting in a change, either temporary or permanent, in the cord`s normal motor, sensory, or autonomic function. Common causes of damage are trauma (car accident, gunshot, falls, sports injuries, etc.) or disease (transverse myelitis, polio, spina bifida, Friedreich`s ataxia, etc.). The.....
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Some of effects of injuries to different parts of the spinal cord. Picture credit: Wings for Life An injury to the spinal cord usually begins with a sudden, traumatic blow to the spine that fractures or dislocates vertebrae. The damage begins at the moment of injury when displaced bone fragmen...
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when a traumatic event results in damage to cells within the spinal cord or severs the nerve tracts that relay signals up and down the spinal cord. The most common types of SCI include contusion (bruising of the spinal cord
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Any injury to the spinal cord via blunt or penetrating trauma. Extreme flexion or extension (particularly in the neck) of the spine can result in traction on the spinal cord with subsequent injury and the development of neurologic symptoms. ... See: neurologic symptoms. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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