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    vThe spinal cord is well-protected anatomically with barriers, vertebra, muscles of the back, and the meninges. A considerable force is required to cause trauma to the neural tissue of the spinal cord. This can be laceration or maceration by a sharp penetrating object; contusion or compression, the most common form of spinal cord injury; or infarct by vascular insult. All of these injury forces begin the process of tissue destruction we term the primary injury. These mechanical forces predominately

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    Spinal cord injury (SCI) can be dated back to the Egyptains, “who described it as an ailment not to be treated” (Sarhan, Saif, & Saif, 2012 p .319). SCI victims had no hope for a normalized future and were confined to wheelchairs and experienced poor survival rates because of the demands of care. Advancements in emergency care and rehabilitation practices increase neurological function to the spine which has increased the SCI victim’s changes of survival and return to normal locomotion. The spinal

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    June 16, 2014 A Case of Spinal Cord Injury 1. Describe the functional anatomy of the spinal cord using the following terms: white matter, gray matter, tracts, roots and spinal nerves. The spinal cord consists of a superficial White matter and a deep Gray matter. The white matter consists of myelinated axons, which form nerve tracts and the Gray matter consists of neuron cell bodies, dendrites and axons. The white matter in each half of the spinal cord is organized into ventral, dorsal and

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    Alex Fulton Histology Dr. Morris October 20, 2015 Short Case Study: Spinal Cord A 21 year old male patient was taken to the hospital after being involved in a one vehicle-motorcycle accident. The individual complained of pain in his lower back and suffered numerous abrasions and contusions along with loss of sensation and motor control in his legs. A complete neurological exam was performed in order to fully assess the patient. The exam revealed that the patient demonstrated nearly normal to normal

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    Spinal Cord Injury Essay

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    Literature Review: Spinal cord injuries can be devastating leading to quadriplegia and even requiring that a patient be on a respirator and feeding tube. The incidence of survived injuries in the US is estimated at about 276,000. Less than 1% of patients with cervical spinal cord injuries will leave a hospital with full neurological recovery. Spinal cord injuries also prevent victims from working. After ten years post-injury only 28% of patients are employed. These injuries lead to necrosis at

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    Approximately 7,800 people suffer from a new spinal cord injury every year in the United States. Eighty-two percent of spinal cord injuries happen to males. The age group most at risk for spinal cord injury is 16-30 years old. Fifteen percent of spinal cord injuries are a result of violence, forty-eight percent result from motor vehicle accidents, and twenty-one percent result from falls. Suffering a spinal cord injury can result in a complete change in lifestyle. It can affect relationships, ability

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    The Central Nervous System: -The CNS is composed of the brain and the spinal cord. This system is responsible for the sensory information and responding accordingly. The spinal cord sends signals between the brain and the rest of the body and controls simple musculoskeletal reflexes. This isn’t using input from the brain. The brain is responsible for most sensory information and coordinating body function, both consciously and unconsciously. Also one portion of the CNS we may forget at times is

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    collecting the cord blood. "There's only two things that (you can) potentially buy your new baby that are lifesaving: One is a good car seat and the other is cord blood." Dr. Marra Francis, Ob/Gyn, CBR medical consultant gives his medical and personal opinion of collecting cord blood. Cord Blood banking also has it’s limitations. Researchers have discovered that it is actually harder for adults to be treated with cord blood than bone marrow. Children usually receive one unit of cord blood because

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    Spinal Cord Injury Essay

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    Spinal Cord Injury Spinal cord injury is a serious problem that effects close to 250,000 people in the United States with 10,000 people being injured per year . There are many things that can lead to spinal cord injury, including athletic injuries, car accidents, and recreational activities like swimming and biking. It primarily effects those between the ages of 16 and 30 and drastically effects the rest of their lives. It is a very debilitating injury that requires extensive medical care, often

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    Spinal Cord Injury Report

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    1 Speci c Aims Spinal cord injury (SCI) represents a major clinical, social and economical problem that has currently no cure. In the United States, an estimated of 276,000 people live with a SCI [1]. It is now widely accepted that in individuals with incomplete spinal cord lesions there is some preservation of sensory and/or motor functions caudal to the level of injury that o er a pathway to recover some locomotor functions [2]. Increasing experimental evidence of axonal sprouting, long-term changes

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