Abstract
Spinal cord injury remains an incurable disease with an enormous impact functionally, financially, and emotionally on affected individuals and their families. Current treatment modalities are focused on minimizing secondary injury and maximizing residual function via rehabilitation. In this article, the authors discuss ambitious advancements under investigation aimed at restoring function. These promising experimental treatments focus on neuroprotection with hypothermia and pharmacologic therapies, regeneration via cell transplantation, and rewiring with electrical stimulation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 63-71 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Neurosurgery Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Cell-based therapies
- Electrical stimulation
- Neuroprotection
- Spinal cord injury
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology
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Chen, S., & Levi, A. D. (2017). Restorative Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 28(1), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nec.2016.08.004