Sökning: "Traumatic spinal cord injury"

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  1. 1. Pediatric spinal cord injury

    Författare :Marika Augutis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Pediatric; Spinal Cord Injury; Epidemiology; Adolescence; Psychosocial; Rehabilitation.;

    Sammanfattning : Sustaining a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) alters every aspect of a person s life significantly and irreversibly. Since SCI of traumatic etiology predominately occurs in young adult males, most research has focused on this group. Other demographic groups, such as children and women, have received much less attention. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Systemic hypothermia after spinal cord injury : An experimental study in the rat

    Författare :Hans Westergren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurosciences; Spinal cord injury; hypothermia; rat; treatment; Neurovetenskap; Neurology; Neurologi; Neurology; neurologi;

    Sammanfattning : Spinal cord injury following trauma results in suffering for each individual independent of the severity of the neurological deficits. Care of the acute spinal cord injured patients has developed from the purely conservative treatment advocated 20-30 years ago to today's active strategies. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Traumatic spinal cord injuries in rural Tanzania : occurrences, clinical outcomes and life situations of persons living in the Kilimanjaro region

    Författare :Haleluya Moshi; Ann Sörlin; Klas-Göran Sahlen; Gunnevi Sundelin; Lena Nilsson-Wikmar; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; traumatic spinal cord injuries; rural; low income country; clinical outcomes; quality of life; rehabiliteringsmedicin; Rehabilitation Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is one of the most troubling health condition as it leaves the inflicted individual with irreversible sensorimotor impairment. Rural areas of Tanzania and other low income countries are characterized by inadequate emergency, medical and rehabilitation services and are mostly inaccessible by wheelchair. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Stockholm-Thessaloniki acute traumatic spinal cord injury study

    Författare :Anestis Divanoglou; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Spinal cord injury; Greece; Sweden; mortality; Nordic Spinal Cord Injury Registry; system of care; outcomes; complications; incidence;

    Sammanfattning : About 60 years ago, the application of the then contemporary medical methods to treat traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (TSCI), its consequences and complications, coupled with the introduction of a systematic approach of care, resulted in major prognostic improvements. Since then, many countries worldwide have established systems of SCI care. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Older adults with long-term spinal cord injury

    Författare :Sophie Jörgensen; Rehabiliteringsmedicin; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rehabilitation; Spinal Cord Injuries; International Classification of Functioning; Disability and Health ICF ; Aging; Depression; Exercise; Activities of Daily Living; Adaptation; Psychological; Sense of Coherence;

    Sammanfattning : As a result of advances in healthcare and rehabilitation, many people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have lived several decades with their injury. Knowledge of living with long-term SCI into older age is limited, despite an increased focus on aging with SCI in research and clinical practice. LÄS MER