Increased intrathecal pressure after traumatic spinal cord injury: an illustrative case presentation and a review of the literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Grassner ◽  
Peter A. Winkler ◽  
Martin Strowitzki ◽  
Volker Bühren ◽  
Doris Maier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Assessment of Disability in Patients with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1413-1430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio C. Furlan ◽  
Vanessa Noonan ◽  
Anoushka Singh ◽  
Michael G. Fehlings
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Assessment of Impairment in Patients with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1445-1477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio C. Furlan ◽  
Vanessa Noonan ◽  
Anoushka Singh ◽  
Michael G. Fehlings
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Cord Injury

Neurological Recovery in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patient with Delayed Surgical Intervention

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Mochamad Targib Alatas
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury Patient ◽  
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Score Improvement ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Injury Patient

Early surgical treatment for traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients has been proven to yield better improvement on neurological state, and widely practiced among surgeons in this field. However, it is not always affordable in every clinical setting. It is undeniable that surgery for chronic SCI has more challenges as the malunion of vertebral bones might have initiated, thus requires more complex operating techniques. In this case series, we report 7 patients with traumatic SCI whose surgical intervention is delayed due to several reasons. Initial motoric scores vary from 0 to 3, all have their interval periods supervised between outpatient clinic visits. On follow up they demonstrate significant neurological development defined by at least 2 grades motoric score improvement. Physical rehabilitation also began before surgery was conducted. These results should encourage surgeons to keep striving for the patient’s best interest, even when the injury has taken place weeks or even months before surgery is feasible because clinical improvement for these patients is not impossible. 

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