Spinal cord injury - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年8月17日 · A spinal cord injury involves damage to any part of the spinal cord. It also can include damage to nerves at the end of the spinal cord, known as the cauda equina. The spinal cord sends and receives signals between the brain and the rest of …
Spinal Cord Injury | National Institute of Neurological Disorders …
网页2024年7月19日 · A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the bundle of nerves and nerve fibers that sends and receives signals from the brain. SCI can be caused by direct injury to the spinal cord itself or from damage to the tissue and …
Spinal Cord Injury: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
网页2023年12月18日 · A spinal cord injury (SCI) happens when there’s damage to your spinal cord, a thick bundle of nerve fibers that allows your brain to communicate with other nerves almost everywhere else in your body. These injuries can range from minor and manageable to severe and permanent.
Spinal cord injury - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年4月16日 · The term spinal cord injury (SCI) refers to damage to the spinal cord resulting from trauma (e.g. from falls and road traffic injuries) or non-traumatic causes like tumors, degenerative and vascular conditions, infections, toxins or birth defects. The extent of SCI related impairment depends on …
Spinal cord injury - Wikipedia
网页A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. It is a destructive neurological and pathological state that causes major motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunctions.
Spinal cord injury - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年8月17日 · A spinal cord injury can lead to a decline in physical functioning, known as deconditioning. Or it can lead to stiff muscles due to lack of use, known as muscle contractures. People with a spinal cord injury also may experience pressure ulcers, bowel and bladder issues, respiratory infections, and blood clots.
Spinal Cord Injuries - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2024年3月10日 · Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a multidimensional disorder arising from direct or indirect spinal cord damage. The most common SCI cause is acute trauma from motor vehicular crashes (MVCs), although the condition may also arise from insidious etiologies such as malignancies and chronic tuberculous infection.
Acute Spinal Cord Injury - Johns Hopkins Medicine
网页Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic injury that bruises, partially, or completely tears the spinal cord. SCI is a common cause of permanent disability and death in children and adults.
Traumatic spinal cord injury - Nature Reviews Disease Primers
网页2017年4月27日 · Spinal cord injury (SCI) is defined as damage to the spinal cord (Fig. 1) that temporarily or permanently causes changes in its function. SCI is divided into traumatic and non-traumatic...
Spinal cord injury: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic
网页2023年6月26日 · Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a severe condition with an extremely high disability rate. The challenges of SCI repair include its complex pathological mechanisms and the difficulties of neural...