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Influences of Glabridin Treatment on Motor Function Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury

Int. j. morphol; 42 (3), 2024
SUMMARY: Spinal cord injury (SCI) usually arises from compression due to traffic accidents and falls, resulting in varying degrees of movement, sensory loss, and possible paralysis. Glabridin (Gla) is a natural compound derived from licorice. It significantly affects drug development and medicine because...

Validation of nursing educational technology for neurogenic bowel rehabilitation in people with spinal cord injury

Introduction: Considered an unpredictable and recurring problem, Neurogenic Bowel does not resolve over time and progressively worsens, translating into a physical and psychological challenge, significantly reducing Quality of Life. Objective: To construct and validate the face and content of an educatio...

Síndrome de Brown-Séquard como forma de presentación de mielitis transversa idiopática

Arch. argent. pediatr; 122 (1), 2024
El síndrome de Brown-Séquard es el conjunto de signos y síntomas causado por hemisección medular de diversos orígenes. Puede generarse por múltiples causas; las traumáticas son las más frecuentes. Las causas menos frecuentes son patología inflamatoria, isquémica, tumoral o infecciosa. Se presen...

Contusión medular en ratas tratadas con hipotermia sistémica. Expresión de proteínas inducibles por frío experimental
Spinal cord contusion in rats treated with systemic hypothermia. Experimental cold-inducible protein expression

Introducción: La lesión traumática de la médula espinal es la principal causa mundial de discapacidad motora y una prioridad para la OMS. El objetivo de esta investigación fue estudiar el efecto de la hipotermia terapéutica tras una contusión medular. Materiales y Métodos: Se utilizaron rata...

Validation of a mobile application for adults with neurological lower urinary tract dysfunction

Abstract Objective: to validate with experts the content of a mobile application to guide patients with neurological dysfunction of the lower urinary tract. Method: methodological study. For content validation, 81 specialist nurses took part. The data collection instrument was designed in the form of a...

Electrical Stimulation Prevents Muscular Atrophy and the Decrease of Interleukin-6 in Paralyzed Muscles after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

Abstract Objective To analyze the muscle trophism and expression of interleukin-6 in the biceps brachii muscle of rats with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury treated with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES). Methods Adult rats underwent C5-C7 spinal cord hemisection and a 5-week NMES proto...

O exercício físico acelera a recuperação funcional sensitivo motora, melhora a preservação tecidual e apresenta efeitos imunomodulatórios em modelo de lesão compressiva da medula espinal
Physical exercise accelerates sensory-motor functional recovery, improves tissue preservation and presents immunomodulatory effects in a model of spinal cord compressive injury

Introdução: a incidência de lesão medular traumática é bastante elevada e estima-se que 2.5 milhões de pessoas vivam com este tipo de lesão em todo o mundo. Ela promove condições limitantes sensório-motoras, que prejudicam a qualidade de vida do paciente. A reabilitação física é uma das re...

¿Por qué falló la extubación en mi paciente con trauma raquimedular?: consideraciones para tener en cuenta

La parálisis diafragmática es una entidad poco descrita dentro de las secuelas del paciente con trauma raquimedular, ya que a menudo pasa inadvertida. En casos particulares, donde estos pacientes se someten a ventilación mecánica invasiva y no toleran el retiro de esta, se...

Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: A Survey Among Iberolatinoamerican Spine Surgeons - Part 2 Timing to Surgery

Abstract Objective The objective of the present study was to evaluate the current practice in terms of timing to surgery in acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) patients among spinal surgeons from Iberolatinoamerican countries. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study design as a questionnaire was sent b...