Spinal Cord Injury: Emerging Technologies

The mainstay of treatment for spinal cord injury includes decompressive laminectomy and elevation of mean arterial pressure. However, outcomes often remain poor. Extensive research and ongoing clinical trials seek to design new treatment options for spinal cord injury, including stem cell therapy, s...

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Published inNeurosurgery clinics of North America Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 243
Main Authors Hersh, Andrew M, Weber-Levine, Carly, Jiang, Kelly, Theodore, Nicholas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2024
Subjects
Decompression, Surgical
Humans
Spinal Cord - surgery
Spinal Cord Injuries - therapy
Spine
Spine
Injury
Stem cell
CSF
SCI
Trauma
Ultrasound
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Summary:The mainstay of treatment for spinal cord injury includes decompressive laminectomy and elevation of mean arterial pressure. However, outcomes often remain poor. Extensive research and ongoing clinical trials seek to design new treatment options for spinal cord injury, including stem cell therapy, scaffolds, brain-spine interfaces, exoskeletons, epidural electrical stimulation, ultrasound, and cerebrospinal fluid drainage. Some of these treatments are targeted at the initial acute window of injury, during which secondary damage occurs; others are designed to help patients living with chronic injuries.
ISSN:1558-1349
DOI:10.1016/j.nec.2023.10.001