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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Review of the Literature.

Lori Zarmer, Maaz Khan, Glenn Islat, Hanan Alameddin, Maria Massey, Rabail Chaudhry

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lori ZarmerDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0333-3831
Maaz KhanDepartment of General Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Glenn IslatDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
Hanan AlameddinDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-7135-9928
Maria MasseyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
Rabail ChaudhryDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8827-0579

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) is a devastating neurological disorder with profound effects on physical, psychological, and mental abilities. tSCI affects all age groups, with a higher incidence in elderly patients. There are many causes of tSCI, with motor vehicle accidents (MVA) and falls being the most common. The pathophysiology of tSCI is quite complex and involves primary and secondary injury. The primary injury directly results from the mechanical forces that caused the injury. Secondary injury is caused by long-term changes caused by inflammation, immune changes, and the formation of free radicals. Numerous studies have explored various medical and surgical treatment options that help mitigate long-term damage caused by tSCI and help improve quality of life. Currently, there are no treatments for tSCI that can reverse spinal cord damage or fully restore motor and sensory functions. However, many pharmacological and non-pharmacological options are being studied in tSCI patients. This review will discuss the background, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation of tSCI while also providing a detailed analysis of the recent advancements in treatment options.

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ASIA scoreneurological deficitsSCIspinal cord injuryspinal injurytrauma

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PMID40507410
PMCPMC12155255

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