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What are the demographics of spinal cord injuries?
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10,000 new.(SCIs) occur each year in the United States. The typical patient.is a man between the ages of 19 and 26, injured in a motor vehicle accident (about 50% of all SCIs), a fall (20%), an act of violence (15%), or a sporting accident (14%).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAbout 10,000 Americans develop spinal cord tumors each year, and about 40% of these are cancerous. Similar to brain tumors, spinal cord growths are rare.
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What has the author Marcia Hanak written?
Marcia Hanak has written: 'Spinal cord injury' -- subject(s): Nursing, People with disabilities, Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal cord, Wounds and injuries, Spinal cord injuries
What has the author Alan G Hardy written?
Alan G. Hardy has written: 'Spinal cord injuries' -- subject(s): Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal cord, Wounds and injuries 'Practical management of spinal injuries' -- subject(s): Nursing, Orthopedic nursing, Spinal Injuries, Spine, Wounds and injuries
Can spinal cord injuries lead to paralysis in dogs?
Yes, spinal cord injuries can lead to paralysis in any vertebrate.
What are the demographics of central cord syndrome?
As with other types of spinal cord injuries, men are more frequently affected by central cord syndrome than women. In younger individuals (secondary to trauma) or in older individuals (secondary to spondylosis).
Are cervical spinal cord injuries more severe than thoracic spinal cord injuries?
The higher the injuries are in the spinal cord, the more structures are affected. Any injury above the C5 level is frequently lethal as it affects the diaphragm for breathing.
What has the author Jewell L Osterholm written?
Jewell L. Osterholm has written: 'The pathophysiology of spinal cord trauma' -- subject(s): Pathophysiology, Physiopathology, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal cord, Wounds and injuries
What has the author Ernest Bors written?
Ernest Bors has written: 'Neurological urology' 'Spinal cord injuries' -- subject(s): Spinal cord, Wounds and injuries
Who get more spinal cord injuries men or women?
men get more injuries
How many spinal cord injuries happen a year?
According to The University of Alabama's National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC), which compiles the data, approximately 11,000 spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year
What is the word for AD when it coomes to a spinal cord injury?
In relation to spinal cord injuries, AD refers to Autonomic Dysreflexia.
What would be worse spinal cord injuries to the neck or pelvis?
spinal cord because you can be paralyzed or possibly even die.
Can spinal cord injuries cause paralysis in dogs?
Yes
