First Case of Autonomic Dysreflexia Following Elective Lower Thoracic Spinal Cord Transection in a Spina Bifida Adult

2017 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 988.e1-988.e5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juanita Garces ◽  
Mansour Mathkour ◽  
Tyler Scullen ◽  
Lora Kahn ◽  
Erin Biro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Spinal Cord Transection ◽  
Autonomic Dysreflexia ◽  
Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽  
First Case ◽  
Thoracic Spinal

scholarly journals Plasticity of lumbosacral propriospinal neurons is associated with the development of autonomic dysreflexia after thoracic spinal cord transection

2008 ◽  
Vol 509 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoping Hou ◽  
Hanad Duale ◽  
Adrian A. Cameron ◽  
Sarah M. Abshire ◽  
Travis S. Lyttle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Transection ◽  
Autonomic Dysreflexia ◽  
Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽  
Thoracic Spinal ◽  
Propriospinal Neurons

scholarly journals Upper thoracic spinal cord herniation after traumatic nerve root avulsion

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 306-309
Author(s):  
Victor R. DaSilva ◽  
Mubarak Al-Gahtany ◽  
Rajiv Midha ◽  
Dipanka Sarma ◽  
Perry Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Nerve Root ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Root Avulsion ◽  
Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽  
First Case ◽  
Thoracic Spinal ◽  
Spinal Cord Herniation ◽  
Nerve Root Avulsion ◽  
Upper Thoracic

✓ Transdural herniation of the spinal cord, a rare but well-documented entity, has been reported sporadically for more than 25 years as a possible cause for various neurological signs and symptoms ranging from isolated sensory or motor findings to myelopathy and Brown–Séquard syndrome. The authors report, to the best of their knowledge, the first case of upper thoracic spinal cord herniation occurring after traumatic nerve root avulsion.

Spina Bifida Associated with Subcutaneous Mass, Dural Ectasia and Thin Thoracic Spinal Cord

1991 ◽  
pp. 150-151
Author(s):  
Takamichi Yuguchi ◽  
Kazuyoshi Morimoto ◽  
Toshiki Yoshimine ◽  
Amami Kato ◽  
Yoshiyuki Masana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽  
Dural Ectasia ◽  
Thoracic Spinal ◽  
Subcutaneous Mass

scholarly journals Rigid and remodelled: cerebrovascular structure and function after experimental high-thoracic spinal cord transection

2016 ◽  
Vol 594 (6) ◽  
pp. 1677-1688 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Phillips ◽  
N. Matin ◽  
B. Frias ◽  
M. M. Z. Zheng ◽  
M. Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Spinal Cord Transection ◽  
Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽  
Thoracic Spinal ◽  
And Function

Role of spinal 5-HT2receptor subtypes in quipazine-induced hindlimb movements after a low-thoracic spinal cord transection

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 2231-2242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roth-V. Ung ◽  
Eric S. Landry ◽  
Pascal Rouleau ◽  
Nicolas P. Lapointe ◽  
Claude Rouillard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Transection ◽  
Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽  
Thoracic Spinal

Using Forelimb EMG to Control an Electronic Spinal Bridge to Facilitate Hindlimb Stepping After Complete Spinal Cord Lesion

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parag Gad ◽  
Jonathan Woodbridge ◽  
Igor Lavrov ◽  
Yury Gerasimenko ◽  
Hui Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Biceps Brachii ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Spinal Cord Transection ◽  
Emg Activity ◽  
Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽  
Epidural Stimulation ◽  
Lumbosacral Spinal Cord ◽  
Thoracic Spinal ◽  
Cord Injury

A complete spinal cord transection results in loss of all supraspinal motor control below the level of the injury. The neural circuitry in the lumbosacral spinal cord, however, can generate locomotor patterns in the hindlimbs of rats and cats with the aid of epidural stimulation and administration of serotoninergic agonists. We hypothesized that there are patterns of EMG signals from the forelimbs during quadrupedal locomotion that uniquely represent a signal for the “intent” to step with the hindlimbs. These observations led us to determine whether “indirect” volitional control of stepping can be restored after a complete spinal cord injury. We developed an electronic bridge that can trigger specific patterns of EMG activity from the forelimbs to enable quadrupedal stepping after a complete spinal cord transection in rats. We found dominant frequencies of 180–220 Hz in the EMG of forelimb muscles during active periods, whereas the frequencies were between 0–10 Hz when the muscles were inactive. A moving window detection algorithm was implemented in a small microprocessor to detect bilateral activity in the biceps brachii that then was used to initiate and terminate epidural stimulation. This detection algorithm was successful in detecting stepping under different pharmacological conditions and at various treadmill speeds and in facilitating quadrupedal stepping after a complete mid-thoracic spinal cord transection.

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