Spinal Cord Injury Research

KEY FINDING: The study reports the intraoperative finding and management of complete spinal cord transection in thoracolumbar spine injury, which is rare in reported cases.

KEY FINDING: Upper cervical spine injuries are more common in younger children (≤ 8 years), while lower cervical spine injuries are more prevalent in older children (> 8 years).

KEY FINDING: Dabrafenib administration significantly inhibited RIPK3-mediated necroptosis in the injured spinal cord, reducing the expression of RIPK3 and phosphorylated MLKL (pMLKL).

KEY FINDING: Performing exercise >2 weeks results in significant improvements to A _VO2peak, R _VO2peak, and PPO in individuals with SCI.

KEY FINDING: Activity-based recovery training with scES improved bladder capacity relative to baseline and to a usual care cohort.

KEY FINDING: Glucose, lactic acid, and pyruvic acid levels are reduced in paralyzed skeletal muscle at 7 days post-SCI, indicating a disruption in glucose uptake.

KEY FINDING: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was the most represented journal, with 20 of the top 100 articles, followed by Spinal Cord and Journal of Neurosurgery.

KEY FINDING: Weight-bearing rhythmic activity-based paradigms seem effective for neuropathic pain relief after spinal cord injury, regardless of whether interventions are started early or delayed, or applied for short or long durations, but the benefits may not persist long after halting the interventions.

KEY FINDING: There was a strong and positive correlation (r = 0.921 and r = 0.941, p < 0.01) between HR measurements from the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 (XMB5) and the Nonin LifeSense II (NLII) devices in healthy individuals during static and dynamic conditions, respectively.

KEY FINDING: CIC was the preferred method of bladder management, followed by indwelling Foley catheters.