Nontraumatic spinal cord injury: An Italian survey11No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

Citterio, A.; Franceschini, Marco; Spizzichino, Lorenzo; Reggio, A.; Rossi, Bruno; Stampacchia, G.

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2003.09.028

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“…The mean age of patients with a new NTSCI in Scotland (51.8 years) is comparable to Italy (55 years). 37 However, the 5-year difference in the mean age of patients with NTSCI and TSCI is lower than that found in Italy (13.9 years) 15 and the USA (22.6 years). 38 The percentage of males affected by NTSCI in Scotland (68.1%) is higher than in Italy (63.3%), 37 Spain (53%) 39 and the USA (47.6% and 50%).…”

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“…37 However, the 5-year difference in the mean age of patients with NTSCI and TSCI is lower than that found in Italy (13.9 years) 15 and the USA (22.6 years). 38 The percentage of males affected by NTSCI in Scotland (68.1%) is higher than in Italy (63.3%), 37 Spain (53%) 39 and the USA (47.6% and 50%). 38, 40 However, the proportion of males with NTSCI appears to be decreasing, a trend also observed in Spain.…”

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“…19 This is demonstrated by the fact that this study along with two studies from both Italy and the USA all report different leading causes of NTSCI. 15, 37, 38, 40 However, the complexity of the classification of NTSCI should not mask the importance of the incidence of mild-to-moderate neurological deficits secondary to degenerative disease.…”

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Changing demographics of spinal cord injury over a 20-year period: a longitudinal population-based study in Scotland

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Study design:A retrospective cohort study.Objectives:To review demographic trends in traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI).Setting:The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit (QENSIU), sole provider of treatment for TSCI in Scotland; a devolved region of the UK National Health Service.Methods:A retrospective review of the QENSIU database was performed between 1994 and 2013. This database includes demographic and clinical data from all new TSCI patients in Scotland, as well as patients with severe NTSCI.Results:Over this 20-year period there were 1638 new cases of TSCI in Scotland; 75.2% occurring in males. TSCI incidence increased non-significantly (13.3 per million population to 17.0), while there were significant increases in mean age at time of TSCI (44.1–52.6 years), the proportion of TSCIs caused by falls (41–60%), the proportion of TSCIs resulting in an American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale score of C and D on admission (19.7–28.6% and 34.5–39.5%, respectively) and the proportion of cervical TSCIs (58.4–66.3%). The increase in cervical TSCI was specifically due to an increase in C1–C4 lesions (21.7–31.2%). NTSCI patients (n=292) were 5 years older at injury, more likely to be female (68.1% male) and had a range of diagnoses.Conclusion:This study supports the suggestion that demographic profiles in SCI are subject to change. In this population, of particular concern is the increasing number of older patients and those with high level tetraplegia, due to their increased care needs. Prevention programmes, treatment pathways and service provision need to be adjusted for optimum impact, improved outcome and long-term care for their target population.

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“…Most of the literature on SCI is focused on the rehabilitation of traumatic patients, despite the relevant incidence of non-traumatic lesions, considered to account for a percentage of the total SCIs varying from 30 to 80% (Buchan et al, 1972; Celani et al, 2001; Citterio et al, 2004). Patients with non-traumatic lesions differ from their traumatic counterparts for several prognostic factors.…”

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Who is going to walk? A review of the factors influencing walking recovery after spinal cord injury

Scivoletto

Tamburella

Laurenza

et al. 2014

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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The recovery of walking function is considered of extreme relevance both by patients and physicians. Consequently, in the recent years, recovery of locomotion become a major objective of new pharmacological and rehabilitative interventions. In the last decade, several pharmacological treatment and rehabilitative approaches have been initiated to enhance locomotion capacity of SCI patients. Basic science advances in regeneration of the central nervous system hold promise of further neurological and functional recovery to be studied in clinical trials. Therefore, a precise knowledge of the natural course of walking recovery after SCI and of the factors affecting the prognosis for recovery has become mandatory. In the present work we reviewed the prognostic factors for walking recovery, with particular attention paid to the clinical ones (neurological examination at admission, age, etiology gender, time course of recovery). The prognostic value of some instrumental examinations has also been reviewed. Based on these factors we suggest that a reliable prognosis for walking recovery is possible. Instrumental examinations, in particular evoked potentials could be useful to improve the prognosis.

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“…In one large series primary lymphoma of bone accounted for 5 per cent of all malignant bone tumors [2]. Tumor-related spinal cord injury (SCI) represents 25% of nontraumatic SCIs and 8% of all SCI cases [3]. Most patients with spinal lymphoma have only complaint of back pain.…”

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Vertebra Plana with Paraplegia in a Middle-Aged Woman Caused by B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report

Zahid

Ahamed

Jain

et al. 2012

Case Reports in Orthopedics

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Nontraumatic spinal cord injury: An Italian survey11No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

Cited by 53 publications

References 15 publications

Changing demographics of spinal cord injury over a 20-year period: a longitudinal population-based study in Scotland

Changing demographics of spinal cord injury over a 20-year period: a longitudinal population-based study in Scotland

Who is going to walk? A review of the factors influencing walking recovery after spinal cord injury

Vertebra Plana with Paraplegia in a Middle-Aged Woman Caused by B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report

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