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Traumatic spinal cord injury

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CYSTIC CAVITY GLIAL SCAR POOR REGENERATION Spinal cord injury (SCI) can be divided into traumatic and non-traumatic aetiologies. Traumatic SCI is caused by mechanical insults that generate the initial damage… Click to show full abstract

CYSTIC CAVITY GLIAL SCAR POOR REGENERATION Spinal cord injury (SCI) can be divided into traumatic and non-traumatic aetiologies. Traumatic SCI is caused by mechanical insults that generate the initial damage to the spinal cord, whereas non-traumatic SCI is caused by a disease process (such as tumours or degenerative disc disease). Regardless of the cause, SCI can lead to permanent and severe neurological deficits.

Keywords: cord; traumatic spinal; cord injury; spinal cord

Journal Title: Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Year Published: 2017

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