What type of stem cells do spinal cord injuries use as a treatment?
Doing a biology report on stem cells and its relating issues. I have based my topic around the use of stem cells the treat patients that has suffered from spinal cord injuries. So now i'm just wondering what type for stem cells are used? i.e. adult stem cells or embryonic stem cells?
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What are the effects of spinal cord injuries?
I met the most FANTASTIC little girl the other day! She is 7, and she fell as a baby and suffered some spinal cord injuries that have given her many of the syptoms of Cereberal Palsy. My partner has CP so I am somewhat familiar with it. The little girls walks with crutches, but I heard them saying she may need a wheelchair soon. I know this is a VERY broad question, but I am just looking for people with experience in the situation?
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Well, since the spinal cord is affected, it mainly concerns the person's central nervous system. It can affect four areas of the spinal cord: (top to bottom)
1. cranial (everything is affected: mobility, breathing, loss of sensation, paraplegic where limbs cannot function)
2. thoraxic (breathing)
3. lumbar (loss of sensation)
4. sacral (paraplegic)
The little girl could have CP since it is either congenital or acquired. It is best to have her assessed by her medical team. (
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What can you tell me about spinal cord injuries and people who have them?
I know a little about them, but I would like to learn more. I don't have one, but I'm just interested in the subject.
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I'm sure you can google the topic but, here's what I know from experience?
Athletes who get head or spine injuries such as hockey, football players, and gymnasts can sustain spinal cord injuries if they fall on their head or in some other way injure their spine. Technically your spinal cord ends around your lower back or what doctors call your lumbar spine. If you damage your spinal cord, you are most likely paralyzed from the point of injury down. You can also have some instances where the spinal cord gets compressed by your inter-vertebral discs, causing weakness in your legs.
As far as I know you can't reverse a severed spinal cord, so if you do get paralyzed it's permanent. Hopefully one day they can find a way.
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How are spinal cord injuries similar to heart injuries?
Need little detail just straight to the point:) thanks
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The heart has a great effect on the central nervous system. which the spinal cord is part of. (
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How close are doctors to finding a cure for spinal cord injuries?
Not even looking in the right direction. You want something fixed? Try this
http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Speed-healing-of-trauma-injuries-through-self-directed-regeneration (
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What types of spinal cord injuries cause anhedonia, and are there cures for this?
Im trying to find out as much as i can on this for someone i care about, without offending them. Another symptom is the lower half of the spine looks larger than the rest, i guess im just wanting to know if there is hope for surgery or medicine or some sort of cure.
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Can you help me to with Spinal Cord Injuries?
I work for a home health company that specalizes with spinal cord injures I have worked with spinal cord injuries for 10 years and enjoy the work that i do and i would like to try to find out how what gose worn between the home care servies and the clients
Most Quadiplegics have home care services come to there home to help them with daily task and i would like to know what we can do to be more helpful with as Home Health Aids
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Can Spinal cord injury cause cognitive injuries?
Basically I have a very large syrinx as a result of injury. I know that at worst I can end up a quadrapligic (Paralysis basically from the neck down). Am I also in danger of cognitive affects?
How do you know your answer?
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A syrinx is a fluid filled cavity in the spinal cord. Therefore, it cannot cause cognitive deficits directly. Cognitive function is controlled by the cerebrum. At the worse case scenario, if your syrinx is in your brainstem, you could be subject to symptoms such as nystagmus (a rapid movement of the eye), dizziness, difficulty swallowing or talking or difficulty breathing in addition to the risk of paralysis, but your cognitive functions would remain intact. If, however, you went into respiratory failure and you were not ventilated for several minutes, lack of oxygen to the brain could cause cognitive dysfunction...but this would be a direct result of the anoxic encephalopathy, not directly as a cause of the synrix.
If, however, your syrinx is located below the brainstem, you are at essentially no risk for cognitive dysfunctions. Most of the them are located in the neck...not the brainstem.
My best wishes for you to remain healthy. (
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How can i find people who have survied spinal cord injuries?
Maybe by doing a google search? (
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Are injuries caused by Cervical Stenosis to the spinal cord being treated at present? How? Where?
I underwent surgery two years ago, but have not regained the lost functions. E.g.: loss of strength in the arms, hands, and -mainly- the legs.
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I hope you have gone to doc and made sure they are aware of this. you may have permanent nerve damage. I am wondering what kind of surgery you had and did it help at all with pain or otherwise. i am going to have a surgery soon (
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