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Spinal cord injuries are most commonly caused by motor vehicle accidents, falls and acts of violence. Sports-related spinal cord injuries occur more commonly in children and teenagers, while work-related injuries (especially from construction work) predominate in adults.
Follow the links below to find information on spinal cord injuries.
Reviewed January 2009
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Spinal cord injury, 1999-2005
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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During the six year period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2005 19,912 hospital separations in Australia involved spinal cord injury. Almost half of all incident cases sustained an injury to the cervical spinal cord.
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Apr 2009
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Head injuries - first aid
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Better Health Channel
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Head injuries can be serious and require urgent medical attention. A hard blow to the head, from a fall, knock or assault, can injure the brain, even when there are no visible signs of trauma to the scalp or face. Symptoms of serious head injury include wounds, altered consciousness, clear fluid from the eyes or nose, black eyes or bruises behind the ears, vision changes, nausea and vomiting.
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Mar 2009
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Spinal cord injury, Australia, 2006-07
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Severe spinal cord injury (SCI) is a very debilitating and costly injury. This report presents information from the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR) on 348 newly incident cases from trauma and disease in 2006-07.
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Jan 2009
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Paraplegia (spinal cord injury)
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Better Health Channel
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Paraplegia and quadriplegia are conditions which result from damage to the spinal cord from an accident or other trauma. Support can help people with spinal cord injuries achieve many things. Health problems for people with spinal cord injuries may include urinary tract infections, kidney stones and pressure sores. Autonomic hyperreflexia or automomic dysreflexia may also develop.
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Oct 2008
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Syringomyelia
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Better Health Channel
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Syringomyelia is the formation of a cyst in the spinal cord. As the cyst grows, it presses on the spinal cord and interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses. Causes include trauma, infection and congenital (from birth) brain defects. Without treatment, syringomyelia may result in paraplegia or quadriplegia. Treatment options include surgery.
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Aug 2008
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Pharmacological interventions for spasticity following spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
A major problem after spinal cord injury is muscle resistance to having the arms or legs moved (spasticity). There can also be spasms. This can severely limit a person's mobility and independence, and can cause pain, muscle problems, and sleep difficult...
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Jul 2008
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Gangliosides for acute spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Injuries to the spinal cord are often devastating. Worldwide there are up to 40 million such injuries a year. People who survive often have severe disabilities. Gangliosides are substances that occur naturally in nerve cells. They can be manufactured an...
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Jun 2008
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Nontraumatic spinal cord injury
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of nontraumatic spinal cord injury by professional health specialists.
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Feb 2008
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Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is insufficient evidence to conclude that one locomotor training strategy is more effective than another for improving walking ability in people with spinal cord injury (SCI)....
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Dec 2007
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Cerebrospinal fluid drainage for thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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An aneurysm is a local bulging of a blood vessel that carries a risk of rupture. Surgery for an aortic aneurysm requires clamping the aorta, the biggest artery in the body. This reduces the supply of blood and oxygen to the spinal cord (ischaemia) and t...
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Nov 2007
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Spinal fixation surgery for acute traumatic spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This review found no controlled trials of spinal fixation surgery for the patient group. The quality of the existing evidence is too poor to include in the review, as it is likely to be unreliable. Good quality controlled trials are needed to answer thi...
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Oct 2007
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Steroids for acute spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Every year, about 40 million people worldwide suffer a spinal cord injury. Most of them are young men. The results are often devastating. Various drugs have been given to patients in attempts to reduce the extent of permanent paralysis. Steroids have pr...
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Sep 2007
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Spinal immobilisation for trauma patients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Spinal cord damage from injury causes long-term disability and can dramatically affect quality of life. The current practice of immobilising trauma patients before hospitalisation to prevent more damage may not always be necessary, as the likelihood of ...
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Jul 2007
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Spinal interbody fusion with Hydrosorb" cages (update)
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Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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ASERNIP-S has performed an updated prioritising summary on spinal interbody fusion with Hydrosorb™ cages.
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Mar 2006
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Spinal cord injury, Australia 2003-04 (revised)
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| Publisher: |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is uncommon, but personal and health system costs per case are high. This report presents information from the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR) on new persisting cases of SCI in the year 2003-04.
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Jan 2006
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Skip laminectomy for treatment of spinal disorders (update)
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| Publisher: |
Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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| Description: |
ASERNIP-S has performed an updated prioritising summary on skip laminectomy for treatment of spinal disorders.
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Dec 2005
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Suspected spinal cord compression
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Department of Health Western Australia
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| Description: |
Diagnostic imaging algorithm for suspected non-traumatic spinal cord compression.
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| Date: |
Feb 2005
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Spinal injuries centres (SICs) for acute traumatic spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Spinal cord injury is a serious condition and the effects are usually permanent. In several countries, specialist centres have been set up, where patients can be taken within a few hours of their injury, but even in these countries many patients are dea...
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May 2003
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