Tag: spinal cord
Preventing spinal cord ischaemia: Novel techniques for direct segmental artery revascularisation...
A vascular surgery team from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, USA has demonstrated the feasibility of multidisciplinary direct revascularisation of...
Gabapentin prevents harmful structural changes in injured spinal cord of mice
The widely prescribed pain-relief drug gabapentin can prevent harmful structural changes in the injured spinal cords of mice, and also block cardiovascular changes and...
The cost of spinal cord injury in low- and middle-income countries
Roger Härtl (New York, USA) discusses his research into traumatic spinal and spinal cord injuries in East African countries, looking specifically at which treatments...
Scientists map key brain-to-spinal cord nerve connections for voluntary movement
Researchers trying to help people suffering from paralysis after a spinal cord injury or stroke mapped critical brain-to-spinal cord nerve connections that drive voluntary...
Discovery offers new hope to repair spinal cord injuries
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes (San Francisco, USA) have created a special type of neuron from human stem cells that could potentially repair spinal...