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

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 463-471

  Zariffa, J ^a   Kramer, J L K ^a   Fawcett, J W ^b   Lammertse, D P ^c   Blight, A R ^d   Guest, J ^e   Jones, L ^f   Burns, S ^g   Schubert, M ^h,i   Bolliger, M ^h,i   Curt, A ^h,i   Steeves, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^f GERON CORPORATION   (United States)

^g VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^h BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

ⁱ European Multicenter Study about Spinal Cord Injury (EM SCI) Study Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

level; light touch; motor score; pin prick; safety; thoracic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TOUCH;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE REGENERATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION DISORDERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952443737     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.140     Document Type: Article

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