Spinal cord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain. The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system. It is around 4...
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The Spinal Cord ... Its most clearly-understood function is to coordinate body movements. People with damage to their cerebellum are able to perceive the world as before and to contract their muscles, but their motions are jerky and uncoordinated.
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13, 2002 — The use of "activity-based recovery" may offer the hope of recovery to patients with near-complete spinal cord injuries, ... "No one who has suffered an injury as severe as Chris', and failed to have any initial recovery, has regained the amount of motor and sensory function he has," lead author John W. McDonald,
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Approximately 50% of human spinal cord injuries (SCI) are at the cervical level, resulting in impairments in motor function of the upper extremity. ... Approximately 50% of human spinal cord injuries (SCI) are at the cervical level, resulting in impairments in motor function of the upper extremity. Even modest recovery of...
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The spinal cord is basically the "information highway of the body", back and forth between the brain and the rest of the body. This information includes touch, temperature, pain, and signals telling muscles to move.
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Function of the Spinal Cord. The spinal cord is part of the central nervous system. It is a bundle of nerves that passes through the bones of the vertebrae down the back. It sends sensations to the brain from the body, and... ... eHow Article: Function of the Spinal Cord...
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most significant forms of neurotrauma with major economic and social impact. Every year, nearly 12,000 individuals in the United States and Canada, mostly young adults, sustain a SCI. ... Recovery of function depends upon the severity of the initial injury. It is important that treatment...
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you are here: home > explore ... The Spinal Cord ... Our Divided Spinal Cord: Segments of the Spinal Cord...
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