International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury when determining the classification of injuries. If there is evidence of any motor or sensory function in the area around ...

Patients with lung cancer ... a true emergency because the initial injury to the spinal cord will lead to permanent loss of neurologic function if the pressure of the tumor on the cord is not ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ... silent motor neurons in the spinal cord and improve leg muscle strength ...

Spinal cord surgery in a preadolescent boy with complete brachial plexus avulsion injury has led to recovery of hand motor function without restoration of sensation. Bilateral motor cortex ...

While typical infections in spinal cord injury patients evolve in the lung or the bladder ... ulcers regained significantly less motor function through one year after injury.

Jessie Owen sustained a spinal cord injury 12 years ago ... She said she now has enough hand function to complete tasks such as tying her shoes and cutting grapes for her 2-year old twin boys.

Nanofibers as scaffolds in spinal cord repair Spinal cord injury is accompanied by tissue damage and the formation of physical and biochemical barriers that prevent axons from regenerating.

She tells Yahoo Life that Christopher wasn’t just a figurehead; he played an active role in the foundation as a fundraiser, ...