Category Archives: Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

TCU is participating in the Shriners College Classic this weekend, one of the marquee early-season tournaments in the country. But while a stacked field certainly makes the baseball intriguing, there is much more to being a part of this event than what happens on the diamond. The Shriners College Classic is one of the primary fundraisers for the Shriners Hospitals for Children, an organization that specializes in the treatment of Orthopaedics, Burn Care, Spinal Cord Injury, and Cleft Lip and Palate, regardless of a familys ability to pay. Prior to heading to Houston for the Classic, members of the TCU Baseball program got to share a special day with one of the Shriners patients, Strother Norman, who has been receiving treatment for spinal cord injury since 2012. Strother is a North Texas native who received the majority of his treatment at the Shriners Hospital in Chicago after an accident led to paralysis from his chest down. You can support the Shriners by attending the games this weekend or make a direct donation here. Read more from the original source: TCU Baseball Shares Special Experience with Shriners Patient - Frogs O' War … Continue reading →

Back to Browse Journals International Journal of Nanomedicine Volume 12 Zhaojun Song,1 Zhigang Wang,2 Jieliang Shen,1 Shengxi Xu,1 Zhenming Hu1 1Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, 2Institution of Ultrasound Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, Peoples Republic of China Background: Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can cause severe disability or death. Treatment options include surgical intervention, drug therapy, and stem cell transplantation. However, the efficacy of these methods for functional recovery remains unsatisfactory. Purpose: This study was conducted to explore the effect of ultrasound (US)-mediated destruction of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanobubbles (NBs) expressing nerve growth factor (NGF) (NGF/PLGA NBs) on nerve regeneration in rats following SCI. Materials and methods: Adult male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into four treatment groups after Allen hit models of SCI were established. The groups were normal saline (NS) group, NGF and NBs group, NGF and US group, and NGF/PLGA NBs and US group. Histological changes after SCI were observed by hematoxylin and eosin staining. Neuron viability was determined by Nissl staining. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling staining was used to examine cell apoptosis. NGF gene and protein expressions were detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and … Continue reading →

Former Sheriff Stanley Glanz testified Wednesday that an inmate who died after languishing with a broken neck for days didnt undergo a mental health assessment upon his arrival at the Tulsa Jail because he was acting up. Glanz took the stand for the first time in the federal civil rights trial in which he and Tulsa County are defendants. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Please click the button below to manage your account. Thank you for reading and relying on TulsaWorld.com for your news and information. You have now viewed your allowance of free articles. He told jurors that because of Elliott Williams behavior, he didnt have a problem with the inmates having never been evaluated. Williams, 37, was taken to the Tulsa Jail in October 2011 after being arrested in Owasso on an obstruction complaint. Rather than going through the jails screening process, Williams was taken directly to a holding cell. When asked by Dan Smolen, an attorney representing Williams estate, why jailers skipped the screening process, Glanz said Williams had been acting up and needed to be isolated so he could cool down. If an inmate is creating problems, you put him away … Continue reading →

BRANT LAKE The 18th edition of the annual Spinal Cord Research Benefit event returns to northern Warren County with its mission as laser-focused as ever, according to Brant Lakes Scott Remington, its founder and chief proponent. The fundraiser will be held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday April 1 at Jimbos Club on Brant Lake, and donations of items or services to be raffled are now being sought for the event. Cash is also welcome, event organizers say. A large portion of the proceeds from each years event which broke a record last year at $42,489 is raised through such donations, Remington said Tuesday. Theres so much love and concern for others among residents in our area communities, and its expressed in many ways, including in peoples generosity which they demonstrate every year through their support of the Spinal Cord Benefit, he said. Donations in the form of checks are to be made out to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, and sent to: Scott Remington Family & Friends, 461 Pease Hill Road, Brant Lake, NY 12815. To have donated raffle items picked up, call Remington at (518) 494-7740 or Renee Smith at (518) 494-7255 by March 25, and … Continue reading →

Retrospective chart review. To assess the outcome of minimally invasive treatment of stress urinary incontinence with alloplastic slings in patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. Switzerland. The patient database of a tertiary urologic referral center was screened for male patients with SCI who underwent implantation of a suburethral sling between June 2009 and December 2015. Patient characteristics and bladder management details were collected by chart review. Sixteen patients were identified. Of those, 13 received a transobturator tape (TOT) and three underwent implantation of an retropubic adjustable system (RAS). In the TOT group, nine patients became continent, one patient was improved and three patients remained unchanged. Three patients underwent minor revisions due to impaired wound healing. In the RAS group, no patient improved and one RAS had to be removed due to severe wound infection; in a second patient, an abscess with destruction of the urethra occurred. In our experience, alloplastic slings seem to be an effective minimally invasive treatment option in male patients with SUI due to SCI. TOT seem to be more effective than RAS and was associated with less severe complications. The selection criteria for the optimal patient and the optimal sling have to be further defined.Spinal … Continue reading →

Patients suffering from complete spinal cord injuries have little to no treatment options that provide meaningful improvement in patient outcomes. Cambridge, Mass.-based InVivo Therapeutics is trying to change that. Co-founded in 2005 by MIT professor Robert Langer, and surgeon-scientists Joseph Vacanti, M.D., the company has developed a small, bioresorbable and biocompatible device called the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold, to help patients with complete thoracic spinal cord injuries regain some function. The highly porous device, smaller than the size of a quarter, is made up of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) [PLGA], the same material as absorbable sutures, and two percent Ply-L-Lysine [PLL], which acts as a cellular adhesive, CEO Mark Perrin told Bioscience Technology during an interview at the BIO CEO and Investor Conference in New York City in February. The polymer scaffold eventually degrades over several weeks. A clinical trial involving 20 patients is currently underway, and initial results have been promising. Perrin explained that when spinal cord injury happens, there is tremendous force against the spine, which then pushes up against the cord and hemorrhaging and swelling begins inside the cord. Then a necrotic process, or premature cell death, takes places. Inside the spinal cord there is a butterfly shape made up of … Continue reading →

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.(BUSINESS WIRE)InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV)today announced that two INSPIRE study Principal Investigators, Dom Coric, M.D. and Michael Fehlings, M.D., Ph.D., will be giving oral presentations at the Spine Summit 2017 to be held March 8-11, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Coric will present INSPIRE Study Update on 10 Subjects Implanted with a Bioresorbable Polymer Scaffold Following Acute Complete Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury, and Dr. Fehlings will present Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Does Not Distinguish between Contusion and Compound Cord Lesions Following Severe (AIS A) Traumatic Acute Thoracic Cord Injury: Intraoperative Microsurgical Observations from the INSPIRE Trial during the Peripheral Nerve, Basic Science Breakout session on Saturday, March 11. Dr. Fehlings will also present during a Whats New Session on Friday, March 10. The session will include discussion of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffoldtechnology and INSPIRE study and will continue to raise awareness amongst leading spine neurosurgeons. Mark Perrin, Chairman and CEO, said, The Spine Summit affords us the opportunity to build mindshare within the most pertinent group of surgeons for the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold. This meeting has proven to be one of the most fruitful in terms of bringing on board new INSPIRE sites, and we look forward to having … Continue reading →

Neuralstem Announces Publication of NSI-189 Preclinical Data in Journal of Cellular Physiology -NSI-189 Showed Durable Functional Recovery in a Rodent Model of Ischemic Stroke- -NSI-189 Promoted Synaptic Remodeling After Stroke- GERMANTOWN, Md., Feb. 28, 2017 -- Neuralstem, Inc. (Nasdaq:CUR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of nervous system therapies based on its neural stem cell technology, announced the recent publication of preclinical data on NSI-189 in Journal of Cellular Physiology. The study demonstrated that NSI-189 improved behavioral function recovery and enhanced hippocampal synaptic plasticity in stroke-induced animals during the 12-week treatment period, which was maintained up to 24 weeks post-stroke. The study entitled, NSI-189, a Small Molecule with Neurogenic Properties, Exerts Behavioral and Neurostructural Benefits in Stroke Rats," was led by Cesar V. Borlongan, Ph.D., at the Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, in collaboration with Neuralstem. In the study, adult rats were surgically induced to have an acute, severe ischemic stroke by manually occluding the middle cerebral artery. The stroke animals (n=24/group) were treated from 6 hours post-stroke for 12 weeks with daily oral administration of either NSI-189 (30mg/kg) or the vehicle. Half … Continue reading →

Home Men's Health Cystitis in men: Causes, treatments, and prevention tips Cystitis refers to the inflammation of the bladder that is most often caused by a urinary tract infection. While these infections are more common in women, cystitis in men does occur and can potentially be very dangerous. Continue reading to learn what causes cystitis in men, which symptoms to look out for, potential complications, diagnosis and treatment options, as well as some prevention tips to help you avoid this uncomfortable condition. The symptoms most often associated with cystitis in men are frequent urination, a more urgent need to urinate, cloudy and strong-smelling urine, the presence of blood in the urine, burning or tingling after urination, difficulty urinating, and the presence of a low fever. In women, cystitis is a result of a UTI, which can easily occur as the urethra is anatomically close to the anus and it is easier for bacteria to be transported. This occurs less often in men, though bacterial imbalances within the urethra may occur due to harsh soaps or wearing tight underwear made of synthetic fabrics. Some medications, such as drugs used for chemotherapy, may also cause inflammation of the bladder, as can radiation … Continue reading →

Sacramento Bee (blog) Paralysis opens MMA fighter's eyes to untapped business niche Sacramento Bee (blog) Typically, the first year after a spinal-cord injury is when survivors show the most improvement in their condition. Johnson likely owes the function he's regained to several factors, including his age, his genetic makeup, his fitness level, the ... See more here: Paralysis opens MMA fighter's eyes to untapped business niche - Sacramento Bee (blog) … Continue reading →