Acute traumatic spinal cord injury in humans, dogs, and other mammals: the under-appreciated role of the dura - Saadoun S, Jeffery ND.

We review human and animal studies to determine whether, after severe spinal cord injury (SCI), the cord swells against the inelastic dura. Evidence from rodent models suggests that the cord swells because of edema and intraparenchymal hemorrhage and becau...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news