The potential of adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to differentiate towards cartilage,
bone, adipose tissue, or muscle is well established. However, the capacity of MSCs to …

Background & Aims: Bowel dysfunction in patients with spinal cord injury often causes
constipation, fecal incontinence, or a combination of both with a significant impact on quality of life…

Background. Neutralization of central nervous system neurite growth inhibitory factors, for
example, Nogo-A, is a promising approach to improving recovery following spinal cord injury (…

Authors from Germany describe the use of botulinum toxin in the treatment of myelodysplastic
children and found it to be safe and effective. They found that repeat treatments are as …

Study design: This is a review article. Objectives: This study discusses the following:(1)
concepts and constraints for the determination of minimal clinically important difference (MCID),(2…

Background Parameters of MR imaging play a pivotal role in diagnosing lumbar spinal
stenosis (LSS), and serve as an important tool in clinical decision-making. Despite the …

Background Neurogenic bladder dysfunction represents one of the most common and
devastating sequelae of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). As early prediction of bladder …

Background. The reliable stratification of homogeneous subgroups and the prediction of
future clinical outcomes within heterogeneous neurological disorders is a particularly …

Purpose The aim of this multicentre study was to determine whether the recently introduced
AOSpine Classification and Injury Severity System has better interrater and intrarater …

The association of cervical spinal cord injury and swallowing disorders is clinically well
recognized. This study was performed to determine the clinical significance and the outcome of …