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What is an “incomplete” spinal cord injury?
ASIA C = Motor Incomplete. Motor function is preserved below ... If sensation and motor function as tested with the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury are ...
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Experimental Blood Test Shown to Accurately Indicate Severity and Predict Potential Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury
New study in @jclinicalinvest by @HopkinsMedicine researchers suggests experimental blood test can indicate spinal cord ...
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What is a “complete” spinal cord injury?
Doctors use the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury when determining the classification of injuries. A “complete” ...
Pluripotent stem cells aid partial motor recovery in spinal cord injury patients
Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe ...
Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury patients
A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first ...
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Japanese stem cell research helps treat spinal injuries
A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said. There is currently ...
Experimental blood test accurately indicates severity and predicts potential recovery from spinal cord injury
By analyzing DNA and proteins in the blood of people with and without acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs), researchers at the ...