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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454384103321

Titolo

Spinal cord injury [[electronic resource] ] : progress, promise, and priorities / / Committee on Spinal Cord Injury, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health ; Catharyn T. Liverman ... [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-74210-0

9786610742103

0-309-54859-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LivermanCatharyn T

Disciplina

617.4/82044

Soggetti

Spinal cord - Wounds and injuries

Spinal cord - Wounds and injuries - Research - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""REVIEWERS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 PROGRESSION OF SPINAL CORD INJURY""; ""3 TOOLS FOR ASSESSING SPINAL CORD INJURY AND REPAIR""; ""4 CURRENT THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS""; ""5 PROGRESS TOWARD NEURONAL REPAIR AND REGENERATION""; ""6 DEVELOPING NEW THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS: FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE CLINIC""; ""7 RESEARCH ORGANIZATION: CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS""; ""8 STATE PROGRAMS IN SPINAL CORD INJURY""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A STUDY PROCESS""; ""B ACRONYMS""

""C GLOSSARY OF MAJOR TERMS""""D TOOLS TO ASSESS SPINAL CORD INJURY OUTCOMES""; ""E CLINICAL TRIALS OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE""; ""F EXAMPLES OF ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES""; ""G SPINAL CORD INJURY CLINICAL TRIALS PUBLISHED FROM 1998 TO 2003""; ""H LEGISLATION SPONSORING STATE SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH""; ""I COMMITTEE AND STAFF BIOGRAPHIES""; ""INDEX""