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Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer;      700+ words ...Spinal cord compression Description In order to understand spinal cord compression, it is useful to understand the structure of the spinal cord and to understand the difference between the spinal cord and the vertebral column. The vertebral column ...

Article: Spinal Cord Infarction
Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders;      700+ words ...Spinal cord infarction Definition Spinal cord infarction (sometimes called spinal stroke ) refers to injury to the spinal cord due to oxygen deprivation. Description Spinal cord infarction occurs when one of the three major arteries that supply ...

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Science Weekly;  October 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... publicity surrounding Christopher (Superman) Reeve's spinal cord injury, caused by a riding accident, many people know that spinal cord injury can result in paralysis. As a result of spinal cord injury, some people cannot walk, others cannot ...

Spinal cord injury.(Adult Health Advisor ...
Clinical Reference Systems;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...What is a spinal cord injury? Spinal cord injury is damage to the thick bundle of nerves that runs from the brain to the lower back. This bundle of nerves (spinal cord) is enclosed in the spinal canal, a bony passageway that ...

Article: Spinal cord injury: management by acupuncture.(care ...
The Journal of Chinese Medicine;  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Abstract The treatment of spinal cord injury presents major difficulties. Practitioners ... acupuncture, neuroanatomical science, flexion reflex, spinal cord injury. Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition which ...

Spinal Cord Injury.(Adult Health Advisor 2004.1)
Clinical Reference Systems;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...What is a spinal cord injury? Spinal cord injury is damage to the thick bundle of nerves that runs from the brain to the lower back. This bundle of nerves (spinal cord) is enclosed in the spinal canal, a bony passageway that ...

Article: Spinal Cord Injury
U*X*L Complete Health Resource;      700+ words ...SPINAL CORD INJURY DEFINITION Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation (feeling) and motor (muscular) control. DESCRIPTION About ten thousand new spinal cord injuries (SPI) occur each year in the United ...