Assessment of impairment in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a systematic review of the literature

JC Furlan, V Noonan, A Singh… - Journal of …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
The most common primary end-point of the trial on treatment of traumatic spinal cord injury
(SCI) is the degree of impairment. The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Standards …

Clinical assessment following acute cervical spinal cord injury

MN Hadley, BC Walters, B Aarabi, SS Dhall… - …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) affects 12 000 to 15 000 people in North America
each year. The functional consequences of an acute SCI are variable; therefore, the initial …

Autologous olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation in human paraplegia: a 3-year clinical trial

A Mackay-Sim, F Feron, J Cochrane… - Brain, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Olfactory ensheathing cells show promise in preclinical animal models as a cell
transplantation therapy for repair of the injured spinal cord. This is a report of a clinical trial of …

Trunk stability enabled by noninvasive spinal electrical stimulation after spinal cord injury

M Rath, AH Vette, S Ramasubramaniam, K Li… - Journal of …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Electrical neuromodulation of spinal networks improves the control of movement of the
paralyzed limbs after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the potential of noninvasive spinal …

Intrathecal transplantation of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells for treating spinal cord injury: a human trial

JW Hur, TH Cho, DH Park, JB Lee, JY Park… - The Journal of Spinal …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause irreversible damage to neural tissues. However,
there is currently no effective treatment for SCI. The therapeutic potential of adipose-derived …

Immune-evasive gene switch enables regulated delivery of chondroitinase after spinal cord injury

ER Burnside, F De Winter, A Didangelos, ND James… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Chondroitinase ABC is a promising preclinical therapy that promotes functional
neuroplasticity after CNS injury by degrading extracellular matrix inhibitors. Efficient delivery …

Extent of spontaneous motor recovery after traumatic cervical sensorimotor complete spinal cord injury

JD Steeves, JK Kramer, JW Fawcett, J Cragg… - Spinal cord, 2011 - nature.com
Study design: Retrospective, longitudinal analysis of motor recovery data from individuals
with cervical (C4–C7) sensorimotor complete spinal cord injury (SCI) according to the …

Co-transplantation of autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and Schwann cells through cerebral spinal fluid for the treatment of patients with chronic …

S Oraee-Yazdani, M Hafizi, A Atashi, F Ashrafi… - Spinal cord, 2016 - nature.com
Study design: This is a clinical trial (phase 1). Objectives: The objective of this study was to
asses the safety and feasibility of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) and Schwann …

Gait speed in relation to categories of functional ambulation after spinal cord injury

HJA van Hedel - Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. The aim of the present study was to assess gait speeds that distinguished
between levels of functional ambulation in subjects with a spinal cord injury. Methods. The …

Characterization of neurological recovery following traumatic sensorimotor complete thoracic spinal cord injury

J Zariffa, JLK Kramer, JW Fawcett, DP Lammertse… - Spinal cord, 2011 - nature.com
Study design: Retrospective, longitudinal analysis of sensory, motor and functional
outcomes from individuals with thoracic (T2–T12) sensorimotor complete spinal cord injury …