Review Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 2012

Non-pharmacological experimental treatments for spinal cord injury: a review.

Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Tubbs RS, Theodore N — Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2012

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers conducted a review of the latest non-pharmacological experimental treatments for spinal cord injury.

What They Found

The review identified various non-pharmacological experimental treatments for spinal cord injury, discussing several distinct approaches and numerous ongoing studies. It highlighted over a dozen different modalities currently under investigation.

Canadian Relevance

This review article did not include any direct Canadian connection or data.

Study Limitations

A limitation is that this review summarizes experimental treatments, meaning they are not yet clinically proven or widely available for patient use.

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Study Details

Study Type	Review
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	22890472
Year Published	2012
Journal	Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
MeSH Terms	Animals; Drainage; Dura Mater; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Electromagnetic Fields; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Neurosurgical Procedures; Regional Blood Flow; Spinal Cord Injuries; Subarachnoid Space

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