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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.

What This Means for Canadian Patients

This review suggests that while current non-pharmacological treatments for spinal cord injury are experimental, they represent promising future avenues for patient care. Canadian patients with spinal cord injuries may benefit from these advancements as they progress from experimental stages to clinical application.

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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