The Natural History of Spinal Cord Injury

Alexander F Haddad; John F Burke; Sanjay S Dhall

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2021.03.003

The Natural History of Spinal Cord Injury

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2021 Jul;32(3):315-321. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2021.03.003.

Authors

Alexander F Haddad¹, John F Burke¹, Sanjay S Dhall²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M779, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
² Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M779, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: Sanjay.Dhall@ucsf.edu.

PMID: 34053719
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2021.03.003

Abstract

The natural history of spinal cord injury is in a state of flux. Our knowledge about the prevalence, epidemiology, and natural history spinal cord injury is in evolution. In this article, we summarize these considerations to provide a state-of-the-art synopsis of the neurologic outcomes of this condition.

Keywords: Natural history; SCI; Spinal cord injury.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Prevalence
Spinal Cord
Spinal Cord Injuries* / epidemiology