A systematic review of experimental strategies aimed at improving motor function after acute and chronic spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 425-438

  Gomes Osman, Joyce ^a   Cortes, Mar ^b   Guest, James ^c   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cell transplantation; electrophysiology; human studies; rehabilitation; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CELL THERAPY; CONNECTOME; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROREHABILITATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROTHERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CELL- AND TISSUE-BASED THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84959216342     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3812     Document Type: Review

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