Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that disrupts the transmission of signals between the brain and the rest of the body, potentially causing loss of motor function, sensation, and autonomic control below the level of the injury. As a central component of the nervous system, the spinal cord carries…
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that disrupts the transmission of signals between the brain and the rest of the body, potentially causing loss of motor function, sensation, and autonomic control below the level of the injury. As a central component of the nervous system, the spinal cord carries the pathways that enable movement, sensation, and many involuntary bodily functions, so its injury can have profound and lasting effects. Spinal cord injuries may be traumatic, resulting from accidents, falls, sports, or violence, or non-traumatic, arising from vascular lesions, tumors, infection, or degenerative disease. The consequences depend on the severity and the level of injury: higher and more complete lesions tend to produce more extensive paralysis and autonomic disturbance. Because mature central nervous system axons have limited capacity for spontaneous regeneration, management has traditionally emphasized acute stabilization, prevention of secondary damage, rehabilitation, and management of complications, while research increasingly explores strategies to protect and repair neural tissue. Work grouped under this topic reflects related neurological and regenerative themes, including systematic review of spinal cord injuries in equestrian athletes, vascular lesions such as perimedullary arteriovenous fistulae, oligodendrocyte development and Wnt signaling, neuroprotection against oxidative injury, and biocompatible scaffolds and stem-cell approaches for modeling neural injury and recovery.
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