Tuberculosis-Specific Antigen/Phytohemagglutinin Ratio Combined With GeneXpert MTB/RIF for Early Diagnosis of Spinal Tuberculosis: A Prospective Cohort Study by Yiwei Qi, Yiwei Qi, Zhiwei Liu, Xiaojin Liu, Xiaojin Liu, Zhong Fang, Yanchao Liu, Yanchao Liu, Feng Li

“…Spinal tuberculosis (TB), the most common form of musculoskeletal tuberculosis, is an infection-related disease globally, with paraplegia occurring in severe cases. Therefore, identification of spinal TB at an early stage is important for early intervention and eventual therapy. …”
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Circ-SPG11 knockdown hampers IL-1β-induced osteoarthritis progression via targeting miR-337-3p/ADAMTS5 by Yongqiang Liu, Qian Li, Zhida Gao, Fang Lei, Xuefeng Gao

“…The lack of research on the role of circRNA spastic paraplegia 11 (circ-SPG11) results in conducting this study. …”
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Application of“Spinal cord fusion” in spinal cord injury repair and its neurological mechanism by Tingting Shen, Weihua Zhang, Xiaogang Wang, Xiaoping Ren

“…By discussing this important research progress and the neurological mechanisms involved, our aim is to help solve the problem of SCI repair as soon as possible and to bring new breakthroughs in the treatment of paraplegia after SCI.…”
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Successful treatment of thoracic myelopathy caused by spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) combined with calcification of the ligamentum flavum (CLF) by posterior percutaneo... by Hou Lisheng, Zhang Dong, Bai Xuedong, Shi Jinglei, Nan Shaokui, Gao Tianjun, Ge Feng, He Qing

“…Study DesignA retrospective case report.ObjectiveTo report a case who developed deteriorated paraplegia by spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) based on calcification of the ligamentum flavum (CLF) at the T10–11 level, achieved full neurological recovery following posterior percutaneous endoscopic surgery (PPES).Summary of Background DataCLF rarely occurs at the thoracic spine, and the symptom usually progress slowly. …”
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Early and mid-term outcomes of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair after thoracic endovascular aortic repair by Ji Lin, Wei Liu, Cheng-Wei Yang, Kaitao Jian, Yu Xia, Hao Peng, Bin You, Li-Zhong Sun

“…Operative mortality was 11 (17.5%). Stroke, paraplegia, and acute kidney failure occurred in 5 (7.9%), 7 (11.1%), and 6 (9.5%) patients, respectively. …”
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Medical use of cannabis in Switzerland: analysis of approved exceptional licences by Gablu Kilcher, Marcel Zwahlen, Christopher Ritter, Lukas Fenner, Matthias Egger

“…Seventy-eight different diagnoses were recorded, including multiple sclerosis (257 patients, 22%), soft tissue disorders (119, 10%), dorsalgia (97, 8.1%), spinal muscular atrophy (65, 5.5%) and paraplegia/tetraplegia (62, 5.2%). Licence extensions were granted to 143 patients (26.4%) in 2013 and 324 patients (39.3%) in 2014. …”
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Cognitive Remediation and Social Recovery in Early Psychosis (CReSt-R): protocol for a pilot randomised controlled study by E. Frawley, M. Cowman, M. Cella, D. Cohen, E. Ryan, B. Hallahan, C. Bowie, C. McDonald, D. Fowler, T. Wykes, G. Donohoe

“…Abstract Background Psychosis, even in its early stages, is associated with significant disability, causing it to be ranked ahead of paraplegia and blindness in those aged 18–35 in terms of years lived with disability. …”
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Meloxicam no tratamento pós cirúrgico de um felino com trauma medular causado por projétil: Relato de Caso by Angela Maria da Silva, Camila Paula Baron, Mariana Motta de Castro, Maikely Larissa Bormann Maciel dos Santos, Rayanne de Souza

“…Foi atendido na Clínica Veterinária da Faculdade Anhanguera de Dourados, um felino, SRD, fêmea, de aproximadamente seis meses de idade com paraplegia de membros pélvicos, sem resposta ao teste do panículo cutâneo caudal à L2, ausência de propriocepção bilateral em membros pélvicos, ausência de reflexos de dor profunda, reflexo dos esfíncteres uretral e anal diminuídos. …”
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The Nottwil Standard-Development and Implementation of an International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Based Clinical Standard Assessment for Post-acute Rehab... by Anke Scheel-Sailer, Anke Scheel-Sailer, Patricia Lampart, Melissa Selb, Melissa Selb, Michael Baumberger, Hans Peter Gmünder, Diana Sigrist-Nix, Klaus Schmitt, Gerold Stucki, Gerold Stucki, Gerold Stucki

“…Pilot phase: 54 persons with paraplegia and 42 with tetraplegia (75 male; 21 female) were included. …”
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Expanding the Knowledge of KIF1A-Dependent Disorders to a Group of Polish Patients by Justyna Paprocka, Aleksandra Jezela-Stanek, Robert Śmigiel, Anna Walczak, Hanna Mierzewska, Anna Kutkowska-Kaźmierczak, Rafał Płoski, Ewa Emich-Widera, Barbara Steinborn

“…<i>KIF1A</i> variants are responsible for autosomal recessive and dominant spastic paraplegia 30 (SPG, OMIM610357), autosomal recessive hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2 (HSN2C, OMIM614213), and autosomal dominant neurodegeneration and spasticity with or without cerebellar atrophy or cortical visual impairment (NESCAV syndrome), formerly named mental retardation type 9 (MRD9) (OMIM614255). …”
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Clinical application of 3D parametric surface planar topological guide plate in fenestrated/branched endovascular aortic repair technique by FU Dongsheng, LIU Zhao, YANG Chao, LI Qin, CHEN Gezheng, SUN Lili, LI Wendong, ZHOU Minjie, LIU Chen, QIAO Tong, LI Yiqing, LI Xiaoqiang

“…There was no renal insufficiency, paraplegia and loss of branch arteries. One patient (5.88%) died during perioperative period. …”
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Preconditioning of isoflurane on spinal cord ischemia can increase the number of inducible nitric oxide synthase-expressing motor neurons in rat by Yun-Hee Sung, Sang-Hak Lee, Joon-Kyung Sung, Jin-Hee Han, Hong Kim, Chang-Ju Kim, Jong-Man Kang

“…BackgroundSpinal cord ischemia with resulting paraplegia remains one of the most common complications after repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms or dissection. …”
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Lower urinary tract dysfunction in uncommon neurological diseases: A report of the neurourology promotion committee of the International Continence Society by Blayne Welk, Ryuji Sakakibara, Sanjay Sinha, Collette Haslam, Desiree Vrijens, Cristiano Gomes, Stefan De Wachter, Charalampos Konstantinidis, Giulio Del Popolo, Pawan Vasudeva, Marcus J. Drake, Rizwan Hamid

“…Hereditary spastic paraplegia, VACTERL association, and several peripheral neuropathies (Guillain Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, autoimmune autonomic gangliopathy, Wolfram syndrome spectrum disorder (a progressive peripheral neuropathy disorder with early onset diabetes, optic atrophy and megacystis in the early stage), Charcot Marie Tooth disease, and amyloid neuropathy are included. …”
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Metabolic profile of complete spinal cord injury in pons and cerebellum: A 3T 1H MRS study by Johannes K. Richter, Vanessa Vallesi, Niklaus Zölch, Kimberly L. Chan, Nadine Hunkeler, Mihael Abramovic, Claus Hashagen, Ernst Christiaanse, Ganesh Shetty, Rajeev K. Verma, Markus F. Berger, Angela Frotzler, Heidrun Eisenlohr, Inge Eriks Hoogland, Anke Scheel-Sailer, Patrik O. Wyss

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Prevalence of secondary health conditions and mental status in persons with long-term spinal cord injury in South Africa: Comparison between public and private healthcare sectors by C Joseph, C Thurston, E Nizeyimana, E Scriba, D M Conradsson, A Rhoda

“…A cross-sectional survey included 200 community-dwelling persons with long-term SCI, 60% with paraplegia, 53% with complete injuries and 156 from the public and 44 from private healthcare sectors. …”
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Hemilaminectomia como tratamento de discopatia toracolombar canina: Estudo retrospectivo e relato de caso by Solimar Dutra da Silveira, Camila Francisca Batschke, Tainá Minuzzo, Fernanda de Lima Correa, Maria Cecília de Lima Rorig

“…A Doença do Disco Intervertebral (DDIV) toracolombar é uma enfermidade neurológica frequentemente descrita em cães de raças condrodistróficas, cujas principais alterações clínicas incluem paraparesia, paraplegia, hiperestesia, repleção vesical, incontinência urinária e perda da capacidade perceptiva de dor profunda. …”
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Midterm Outcomes for Endovascular Repair of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Håvard Ulsaker, Arne Seternes, Reidar Brekken, Frode Manstad-Hulaas

“…Stent graft coverage was significantly longer in t-Branch patients (p = .020). Paraparesis or paraplegia developed in 18% (5/28) of t-Branch patients and 12% (2/17) of CMD patients (p = .69), and spinal cord ischaemia was associated with Crawford type II aneurysms (p = .010) and aortic coverage >400 mm (p = .050). …”
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Extra-anatomical left common carotid and subclavian artery bypass followed by aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk by Ryo Suzuki, Masafumi Akita, Suguru Miyazaki, Ryo Shimano

“…The operative mortality rate was 4.1%, with no paraplegia events. The estimated 5-year overall survival, cumulative aortic-related mortality rates were 76.8% and 2%, respectively. …”
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Guillain — Barré syndrome following asymptomatic COVID-19 in an adolescent: a clinical case by O.K. Koloskova, R.V. Tkachuk, M.N. Garas, T.M. Bilous, L.I. Romanchuk, D.I. Sorochan

“…The article describes a clinical case of an adolescent girl who was admitted to the Regional Municipal Non-Profit Facility “Chernivtsi Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital” with signs of flaccid paraplegia of the lower extremities, pelvic dysfunction and paraparesis of the upper extremities after she had suffered a sudden severe pain syndrome. …”
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A multimodal approach to intraoperative neuromonitoring of the spinal cord during spinal deformity correction by Aleksey V. Buzunov, Aleksandr S. Vasyura, Denis N. Dolotin, Aleksandr Yu. Sergunin, Vyacheslav V. Novikov

“…In one case, the deficit gradually regressed completely due to the measures taken by the operating team during surgery; in the second case, a persistent neurological deficit in the form of lower paraplegia persisted, despite the measures taken during the surgical treatment. …”
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