Epidemiology of worldwide spinal cord injury: a literature review by Kang Y, Ding H, Zhou HX, Wei ZJ, Liu L, Pan DY, Feng SQ

“…The cervical level of spine was the most common part of injury; there were more number of patients with tetraplegia than patients with paraplegia. Electrolyte disturbances, pulmonary infections, urinary tract infections and bedsores were the four most common complications. …”
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Detailed analysis of the clinical effects of cell therapy for thoracolumbar spinal cord injury: an original study by Sharma A, Gokulchandran N, Sane H, Badhe P, Kulkarni P, Lohia M, Nagrajan A, Thomas N

“…The level of SCI determines whether paraplegia or quadriplegia is present, and greatly influences recovery. …”
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Six-Bar Linkage Models of a Recumbent Tricycle Mechanism to Increase Power Throughput in FES Cycling by Nicholas A. Lanese, David H. Myszka, Anthony L. Bazler, Andrew P. Murray

“…This paper presents the kinematic and static analysis of two mechanisms to improve power throughput for persons with tetra- or paraplegia pedaling a performance tricycle via FES. …”
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Functional connectivity and amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations changes in people with complete subacute and chronic spinal cord injury by Vanessa Vallesi, Johannes K. Richter, Nadine Hunkeler, Mihael Abramovic, Claus Hashagen, Ernst Christiaanse, Ganesh Shetty, Rajeev K. Verma, Markus Berger, Angela Frotzler, Heidrun Eisenlohr, Inge Eriks-Hoogland, Anke Scheel-Sailer, Lars Michels, Patrik O. Wyss

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The prevalence and risk factors of pressure ulcers among residents of long-term care institutions: a case study of Kazakhstan by Zhuldyz Zhetmekova, Laura Kassym, Assiya Kussainova, Almira Akhmetova, Irma Everink, Ainash Orazalina, Galiya Zhanaspayeva, Ainur Botabayeva, Dana Kozhakhmetova, Rauza Olzhayeva, Yuliya Semenova

“…The odds ratios (ORs) for presenting with PUs were as follows: history of stroke (OR 5.22), diseases of the digestive system (OR 10.01), presence of spinal cord lesions/paraplegia (OR 20.50), recent reported confusion within the last 7 days (OR 184.00), and limited extent dependency according to the CDS (OR 4.44; 95%CI 1.31–16.1). …”
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Intradural extramedullary spinal cord meningioma with a rare extradural foraminal extension: A case report by Faisal Almatrafi, Majed Alomair, Abdulrazaq Alojan, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Noor Alsafwani, Abdullah Aseeri, Abdulelah Alshahrani, Sultan Alsalmi, Mohammad Alqahtani

“…Spinal extradural meningiomas are rare and may be easily confused with malignant neoplasms.Case descriptionA 24-year-old woman was presented to our hospital with paraplegia and loss of sensation in the T7 dermatome and lower body. …”
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The Rate of Postoperative Complications in Complicated Acute, and Subacute Type B Aortic Dissections after TEVAR vs. PETTICOAT Procedures: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Natalia Niklas, Klaudia Królikowska, Kinga Zdrodowska, Piotr Gutowski, Arkadiusz Kazimierczak, Paweł Rynio

“…The results of other postoperative complications (30-day mortality, mortality during follow-up, paraplegia, stroke, and occurrence of endoleak) were lower in the PETTICOAT group but were not statistically significant. …”
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Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Management of Aseptic Meningitis Induced by Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole by Fan Z, He Y, Sun W, Li Z, Zhu M, Wang C

“…Aseptic meningitis usually culminated in a full recovery, although one patient experienced permanent paraplegia.Conclusion: Clinicians should be aware that aseptic meningitis is a rare adverse effect of TMP-SMX. …”
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Beneficial effect of the oxygen free radical scavenger amifostine (WR-2721) on spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rabbits by Karanikolas Menelaos, Koletsis Efstratios N, Georgiou Christos D, Grintzalis Konstantinos, Papapostolou Ioannis, Apostolakis Efstratios, Chronidou Fany, Papathanasopoulos Panagiotis, Dougenis Dimitrios

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Paraplegia is the most devastating complication of thoracic or thoraco-abdominal aortic surgery. …”
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Aortic dissection—Pulmonary embolism association: A therapeutic dilemma by Bénilde Marie-Ange Tiemtoré-Kambou, Doctor, Adjirata Koama, Doctor, Solange Kontogom, Doctor, Joelle Zabsonré/Tiendrébéogo, Dr, Donald Bayala, Doctor, Nina Astrid Ndé/Ouédraogo, Doctor, Moussa Zanga, Doctor, Aischa Madina Napon, Professor, Ousséini Diallo, Professor, Claudine Lougue-Sorgho, Professor, Rabiou Cissé, Professor

“…We are discussing the case of a 67-year-old male patient who presented with paraplegia with infectious syndrome. The chest X-ray performed to screen for an infectious site led to the suspicion of an aortic aneurysm and the CT angiography showed Stanford type B aortic dissection associated with bilateral proximal pulmonary embolism. …”
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Converging Role for REEP1/SPG31 in Oxidative Stress by Valentina Naef, Maria C. Meschini, Alessandra Tessa, Federica Morani, Debora Corsinovi, Asahi Ogi, Maria Marchese, Michela Ori, Filippo M. Santorelli, Stefano Doccini

“…Mutations in the receptor expression-enhancing protein 1 gene <i>(REEP1)</i> are associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia type 31 (SPG31), a neurological disorder characterized by length-dependent degeneration of upper motor neuron axons. …”
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A case of Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma and severe scoliosis with successful salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy by Daisuke Taguchi, Kotaro Yamashita, Kota Momose, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Takuro Saito, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki

“…Although he had severe scoliosis and paraplegia of both lower limbs since childhood, he was independent in activities of daily living. …”
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The Role of Human Neural Stem Cell Secretomes on the Repair of Spinal Cord Injury Post-laminectomy in Rattus norvegicus Through the Analysis of Basso–Beattie–Bresnahan Score Locomo... by I Nyoman Semita, Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Heri Suroto, I Ketut Sudiana

“…Overview of Literature In the United States, SCI has a recovery rate of 0.08%, tetraplegia 58.7%, and paraplegia 40.6%. Therapeutic approaches to SCI have focused on modulating the secondary cascade to prevent neurological deterioration and glial scar formation. …”
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Hypoxia-treated umbilical mesenchymal stem cell alleviates spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in SCI by circular RNA circOXNAD1/ miR-29a-3p/ FOXO3a axis by Xiujuan Wang, Wei Li, MingYuan Hao, Ying Yang, YongSheng Xu

“…Spinal cord ischemia reperfusion (SCIR) injury leads to spinal cord function injury, neural dysfunction and sometimes paralysis or even paraplegia, which severely impair the physical and mental health of individuals. …”
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A Rare Case Report of Saddle Embolism in the Abdominal Aorta Following Acute Myocardial Infarction by A Sardari, M Mehrpooya, P Tayebi, V Laleh Far, M Rahmanian

“…Seven days after stent implantation, the patient experienced severe pain and paraplegia of the lower limbs. In Doppler ultrasound, bilateral iliac artery occlusion was seen. …”
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Aortic arch surgery for type B aortic dissection: How far should we go? The value of a hybrid approach by Massimo Capoccia, Mohamed Ashur Sherif, Ahmed Nassef, David Shaw, Paul Walker, Betsy Evans, Pankaj Kaul, Walid Elmahdy

“…Despite respiratory complications and slightly prolonged postoperative course, all patients survived without onset of stroke, paraplegia, malperfusion, endoleak, or need for re‐exploration. …”
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Application of a new blood flow regulator in aortic endovascular therapy by Chang Liu, Yun-xing Xue, Dong-jin Wang, Qing Zhou

“…There were no deaths and no instances of stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), hemiplegia, paraplegia or other central nervous system complications, and there were no left upper limb ischaemia symptoms in the group. …”
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Relationship between brainstem neurodegeneration and clinical impairment in traumatic spinal cord injury by Patrick Grabher, Claudia Blaiotta, John Ashburner, Patrick Freund

“…Methods: Quantitative MRI data of 30 chronic traumatic SCI patients (15 with tetraplegia and 15 with paraplegia) and 23 controls were acquired. Patients underwent a full neurological examination. …”
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Factors related to hospital readmissions in people with spinal cord injury in South Africa by M Mashola, S Olorunju, J Mothabeng

“…The common SHCs in the first readmission were pressure ulcers (39%), followed by urinary tract infections (12%), deteriorating neurological status (6%) and constipation (3%). Patients with paraplegia had 2.3 times greater odds of readmission compared with tetraplegics (p=0.000, 95% CI 1.47 - 3.55). …”
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Drosophila Atlastin regulates synaptic vesicle mobilization independent of bone morphogenetic protein signaling by Francisca Bertin, Jorge Jara-Wilde, Benedikt Auer, Andrés Köhler-Solís, Carolina González-Silva, Ulrich Thomas, Jimena Sierralta

“…Atl mutations are the second most common cause of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), which causes spasticity in both sexes’ lower extremities. …”
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