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| April 23, 2008 (Wednesday) |
| 10 a.m. |
| Regeneration and repair: brain and spinal cord trauma |
| Clinical demonstration |
| Spinal cord injury |
| Westbrook |
| The instructor and the class will interview a patient in recovery from a spinal
cord injury. We will consider the physical aspects of the injury: the time course
of recovery; and the issues that arise during recovery. |
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- Ackery A et al. (2007). An international review of head and spinal cord injuries
in alpine skiing and snowboarding. Inj Prev 13, 368-375.
- NINDS website. Spinal cord injury: Hope through research.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sci/detail_sci.htm
NOTE: Although this summary is written for
the lay audience, it provides a quick overview of
the clinical and research issues associated with spinal cord injury.
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