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	Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury
		The effect of spinal cord injury on sexual response is generally discussed based upon the degree of completeness or incompleteness of the patient's injury and whether the neurologic damage affecting the individual's sacral spinal segments is an upper or lower motor neuron injury.
		Whether a spinal cord injury is considered complete or incomplete is determined by whether they have voluntary rectal contraction and whether they have the ability to perceive sensation around their rectum.
		Because some women with spinal cord injury may be able to be orgasmic, the use of sex therapy techniques similar to those utilized in the nondisabled population may be an appropriate treatment in the future for women with spinal cord injuries.
	www.ed.gov /pubs/AmericanRehab/spring97/sp9707.html (2041 words)

	Spinal cord injury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spinal cord injury, or myelopathy, is a disturbance of the spinal cord that results in loss of sensation and mobility.
		The effect of injuries to the lumbar or sacral region of the spinal canal are decreased control of the legs and hips, and anus.
		Central cord syndrome is a form of incomplete spinal cord injury characterized by impairment in the arms and hands and, to a lesser extent, in the legs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spinal_cord_injuries (1082 words)

	SPINAL CORD INJURIES
		Injury to the spinal cord generates a cascade of hydroxy free radicals that extend the damage by killing the cells of the spinal cord.
		This is of vital importance in spinal cord injuries, as it is compression of the nerves and tissues, as they swell within the bony spinal column (or skull in head injury) and cut off blood and oxygen delivery, which is thought to render most of the damage to the spinal cord or brain.
		It was widely reported in the Chicago newspapers, but not one spinal surgery or trauma center ever took the interest to follow up on this case or study DMSO as a therapy for spinal cord injury.
	www.lightparty.com /Health/Spinal.html (1398 words)

	Health Minute: Spinal Cord Injuries
		Spinal cord injuries are classified according to the level of the spinal cord which remains intact, depending upon where along the 33 vertebrae in the backbone the injury occurs.
		Spinal cord injuries can be either complete or incomplete, depending on the severity of the original injury, and the total amount of time the cord is under pressure.
		A complete injury is one in which the spinal cord tissue at the level of injury dies, preventing all voluntary movement and feeling below the level of injury.
	www.med.umich.edu /opm/newspage/2003/spinalcordinjuries.htm (1197 words)

	Spinal cord injury: Spinal cord 101
		The nerves that lie within the spinal cord are upper motor neurons (UMNs) and their function is to carry the messages back and forth from the brain to the spinal nerves along the spinal tract.
		The spinal cord is the major bundle of nerves that carry nerve impulses to and from the brain to the rest of the body.
		A person with an incomplete injury may be able to move one limb more than another, may be able to feel parts of the body that cannot be moved, or may have more functioning on one side of the body than the other.
	www.spinalinjury.net /html/_spinal_cord_101.html (1035 words)

	Spinal Cord Injuries
		Injuries to the cord itself occur in approximately 15% of vertebral injuries and may occur even in the absence of radiographically demonstrable trauma.
		A spinal injury should be suspected in trauma victims with 1) impaired consciousness with craniofacial trauma, 2) complaints of neck or back pain, 3) evidence of significant head or facial trauma, 4) signs of focal neurologic deficit, 5) unexplained hypotension, or 6) suggestive mechanism of injury associated with other distracting painful injuries.
		Recognition of cord injury is vitally important if prehospital personnel, such as air medical transport teams, have the capability to initiate treatment in the field.
	www.med.umich.edu /survival_flight/Education/cordinj.html (865 words)

	Spinal Cord Injury
		Car and motorcycle crashes, gunshot and knife wounds, and falls and sports injuries are the most common causes of damage to the spinal cord, the bundle of nerves that runs through the backbone.
		Injury lower in the spine may cause weakness and loss of movement or feeling only in the legs and lower parts of the body (paraplegia).
		Nearly half of the estimated 7,800 nonfatal spinal cord injuries that occur each year are the result of motor vehicle accidents (44 percent).
	www.webmd.com /content/pages/4/1661_50315.htm (860 words)

	MADD Online: Living With Spinal Cord Injuries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Because the spine is longer than the spinal cord, the level of the injury to the spine may be different from the spinal cord injury it causes.
		For example, an injury of the cervical spinal cord may result in full paralysis and make it impossible to breathe without a respirator, while an injury of the lumbar spinal cord may result in paralysis or weakness in the legs and cause some loss of body function in the lower extremities.
		Spinal cord injury victims/survivors are often unconscious or are in shock when they reach the emergency room, and may have little knowledge of the gravity of their circumstances.
	www.madd.org /victims/0,1056,9768,00.html (4903 words)

	NeurosurgeryToday.org \| What is Neurosurgery \| Patient Education Materials \| spinal cord
		Paraplegia results from injuries to the spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar areas, resulting in paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body.
		Central cord syndrome usually results from trauma and is associated with damage to the large nerve fibers that carry information directly from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord.
		Patients with central cord syndrome often recover to the point of being ambulatory and controlling bowel and bladder function, but they often are not able to perform detailed or intricate work with their hands.
	www.neurosurgerytoday.org /what/patient_e/spinal.asp (2812 words)

	Spinal Cord Injuries
		Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome - (also known as Anterior Cord Syndrome) Anterior spinal artery syndrome refers to the anterior spinal artery that originates from the vertebral arteries and basal artery at the base of the brain and supplies the anterior two-thirds of the spinal cord to the upper thoracic (chest) region.
		Phantom limb pain or radiating pain from the level of the lesion is related to the injury or sysfunction at the nerve root or spinal cord.
		In the spinal cord, a shunt is used to treat a syrinx by equalizing pressures between the syrinx and the spinal fluids.
	www.spinalcordinjuries.net /glossary.html (6104 words)

	Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Hawaii - Hawaii spinal cord injury attorney Wm Lawson- SCI- paraplegia, quadriplegia, ...
		Paraplegia is a form of spinal cord injury that usually results from an injury to the lower part of the spinal cord- such as the thoracic or lumbar region.
		A spinal cord injury, depending on where it is occurs, will affect the movement and sensation of particular parts of the body or lead to a complete loss of movement and/or sensation in those areas.
		A spinal cord injury causing paraplegia allows just forty percent of the spinal cord injury patients to return to their jobs and one causing causing quadriplegia allows only about thirty percent of the patients to return to their jobs eventually.
	www.injurylawyerhawaii.com /spinal-cord-injuries.html (1194 words)

	eMedicine - Spinal Cord Injuries : Article by Donald Schreiber, MD, CM
		Spinal injuries proximal to L1, above the termination of the spinal cord, often involve a combination of spinal cord lesions and segmental root or spinal nerve injuries.
		Spinal epidural hematomas or abscesses cause acute cord compression and injury.
		Vascular injury to the spinal cord caused by arterial disruption, arterial thrombosis, or hypoperfusion due to shock are the major causes of secondary SCI.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic553.htm (6118 words)

	Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer, Personal injury referrals and information on spinal cord injuries
		Spinal Cord Injuries may result from a variety of accident types – auto, construction site, slip and fall, and others.
		The spinal cord has many nerve fibers that serve as the messenger system for the human body, delivering commands from the brain to different parts of the body.
		The spinal cord (and therefore the series of nerves that comprise the spinal cord) travel through the spinal column, which is divided into four sections: the cervical region, or neck area; the thoracic area, or midsection of the spine; the lumbar area, or lower back, and; the sacral area, or tailbone.
	www.counselseek.com /SpinalCordInjuryinjury.asp (718 words)

	Spinal Cord Injuries
		Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the nerves within the spinal canal.
		Sacral level injuries generally damage the nerves emanating from the distal spinal cord conus and typically cause lower motor neuron flaccid paralysis type lesions involving some loss of function in the legs and difficulty with bowel, bladder and sexual control.
		Injury progression prevention drug treatments, decompression surgery, nerve cell transplantation, nerve regeneration, and complex drug therapies are all being examined as a means to overcome the effects of spinal cord injury.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/956024919.html (643 words)

	Spinal Cord Injury - Paraplegic & Quadriplegic, Tetraplegic Information
		A Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is defined as damage or trauma to the spinal cord that in turn results in a loss or impaired function resulting in reduced mobility or feeling.
		The nerves that are situated within the spinal cord are called upper motor neurons (UMNs) and their primary function is to carry the messages back and forth from the brain to the spinal nerves along the spinal tract (spinal cord).
		Someone with a spinal cord injury will have a long road of rehabilitation ahead of them initially at a Spinal Injury Center or Spinal Injury Unit, and it is important that they keep their sense of humor on their bad days to help them maintain a positive attitude.
	www.apparelyzed.com (1559 words)

	Spinal Cord Injury Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		A spinal cord injury usually begins with a sudden, traumatic blow to the spine that fractures or dislocates vertebrae.
		Instead, an injury is more likely to cause fractures and compression of the vertebrae, which then crush and destroy the axons, extensions of nerve cells that carry signals up and down the spinal cord between the brain and the rest of the body.
		An incomplete injury means that the ability of the spinal cord to convey messages to or from the brain is not completely lost.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /disorders/sci/sci.htm (885 words)

	Spinal Cord Injury \| Lawsuit Information \| Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers
		For instance, in an automobile accident your spinal cord may be compressed or even severed, resulting in varying degrees of disability or paralysis.
		For example, a spinal cord injury in either the Cervical or Thoracic regions usually results in some form of paralysis, while a spinal cord injury in the lower portions of the Lumbar or Sacral regions may cause numbness and / or loss of bowel / bladder control.
		If you or a loved one has recently suffered a spinal cord injury as the result of another's negligence or intentional actions, it may be in your best interests to contact a Spinal Cord Injury Attorney who can help you recover compensation that is legally and rightfully yours.
	www.injuryboard.com /view.cfm/Topic=218 (606 words)

	San Francisco Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyer \| San Jose California Spine Injury Attorneys - CA Spinal Injury
		Car and truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, and bicycle accidents most commonly cause serious injuries including injuries to the spine, although any type of accident may injure the nerves within the spinal cord.
		The nerve fibers in the spinal cord are responsible for the body's ability to feel, move and perform vital functions.
		With any serious spinal cord injury, it is important to consult an experienced spinal injury attorney to make sure you are aware of all sources of compensation.
	www.ccwlawyers.com /PracticeAreas/SpinalCordInjuries.asp (377 words)

	Spinal Cord Injuries
		Injuries to the spinal cord are often devastating.
		Spinal cord injury is a serious condition and the effects are usually permanent.
		Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) involves damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as mobility or feeling.
	www.healthinsite.gov.au /topics/Spinal_Cord_Injuries (701 words)

	New UCL Unit holds out hope of repair of spinal cord injuries
		Spinal cord injuries have long been considered incurable, but the work of the team holds out significant hope that spinal cord patients will eventually be able to regain much of the ability to move that they have lost.
		Raisman’s team transplanted cells from this region into the injured spinal cord of laboratory rats, and found that the cells had a remarkable capacity to integrate into the damaged pathways, laying a ‘bridge’ over the gap in the nerve fibres caused by injury.
		The establishment of the Spinal Repair Unit at UCL is the first step in bringing this potentially groundbreaking discovery to the stage of clinical trials on patients, collaborating with scientists within the Institute of Neurology, and the neurosurgical teams of Professor Alan Crockard and Professor Thomas Carlstedt at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /media/library/spinalcord (1178 words)

	Healthopedia.com - Spinal Cord Injury
		The spinal cord is protected by the bones of the spine, called vertebrae.
		Spinal cord trauma occurs when that protection is damaged.
		The spinal cord is the part of the nervous system that runs down from the brain through a canal in the spine.
	www.healthopedia.com /spinal-cord-injury (428 words)

	AAPM&R - Advances Made in Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries
		"Most of the care for acute and long-term spinal cord injuries is provided by specialists in PMandR," explains David Chen, MD, a PMandR physician and director of the spinal cord injury program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
		This "familiarity" has led to significant advances in both technology and techniques that will maximize the capabilities of people with spinal cord injuries in all aspects of their lives - physical, emotional, social and vocational.
		This therapy is based on the theory that a central pattern generator (CPG) resides in the spinal cord that controls rhythmic locomotion patterns such as walking or running.
	www.aapmr.org /condtreat/injuries/sciadvance.htm (804 words)

	Cord Injuries: Science Meets Challenge (July 1993)
		Cord Injuries: Science Meets Challenge by Audrey T. Hingley After days of cramming for college mid-term exams while holding down a full-time job as a security guard, Marc Miller needed a break.
		Spinal Cord Complex Spinal cord injury is devastating because of the complexity, delicacy and importance of the spinal cord itself.
		Spinal cord injury happens mostly to young people, and mostly to males (82 percent).
	www.fda.gov /bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00239.html (2562 words)

	AllRefer Health - Spinal Cord Abscess (Abscess - Spinal Cord)
		Spinal cord abscess is a disorder characterized by inflammation and a collection of infected material (pus) around the spinal cord.
		Tuberculosis is a cause of spinal cord abscess that is less common than in the past but still occurs in some areas of the world.
		Occasionally, spinal cord abscess may be a complication of lumbar puncture (spinal tap) or surgery on the back.
	health.allrefer.com /health/spinal-cord-abscess-info.html (528 words)

	SPINALCORD: Facts and Figures at a Glance - June 2006
		It is estimated that the annual incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI), not including those who die at the scene of the accident, is approximately 40 cases per million population in the U. or approximately 11,000 new cases each year.
		Persons with tetraplegia have sustained injuries to one of the eight cervical segments of the spinal cord; those with paraplegia have lesions in the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral regions of the spinal cord.
		Among those who were married at the time of injury, as well as those who marry after injury, the likelihood of their marriage remaining intact is slightly lower when compared to the uninjured population.
	www.spinalcord.uab.edu /show.asp?durki=21446 (1169 words)

	Spinal Cord Injuries / Family Village
		It is an organization of the spinal cord injured, their families and friends, and dedicated scientists and physicians who are aiming at the ultimate goal of cure through improved treatment and research.
		Women with spinal cord injury make up such a small percentage of the SCI commutity that much of the information and help is aimed at men.
		Educates and empowers survivors of spinal cord injury and disease to achieve and maintain the highest levels of independence, health and personal fulfillment.
	www.familyvillage.wisc.edu /lib_sci.htm (1109 words)

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