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Parainfectious Brown-Sequard syndrome associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae in an adult patient: a case report. 一名成年患者与肺炎支原体相关的副感染性布朗-塞卡尔综合征:病例报告。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-03-15 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00627-4
Michail Papantoniou, Konstantinos -Vasileios Tsatinas, Maria Gryllia
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Perceptions of critically ill individuals with acute and chronic spinal cord injury requiring a tracheostomy tube. 需要气管插管的急性和慢性脊髓损伤重症患者的看法。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-03-13 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00624-7
Christina Weckwerth, Christian Waydhas, Uwe Hamsen, Oliver Cruciger, Aileen Spieckermann, Thomas Armin Schildhauer, Mirko Aach, Robert Gaschler, Christopher Ull
{"title":"Perceptions of critically ill individuals with acute and chronic spinal cord injury requiring a tracheostomy tube.","authors":"Christina Weckwerth, Christian Waydhas, Uwe Hamsen, Oliver Cruciger, Aileen Spieckermann, Thomas Armin Schildhauer, Mirko Aach, Robert Gaschler, Christopher Ull","doi":"10.1038/s41394-024-00624-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41394-024-00624-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Observational study.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the perceptions of patients requiring a tracheostomy tube and to identify possible different perceptions in critically ill patients with tracheostomy tubes who have acute (ASCI) or chronic spinal cord injuries (CSCI).</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Medical and surgical intensive care units (ICU) and intermediate care unit of the BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, Germany.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients who met the inclusion criteria completed a 25-item questionnaire on two consecutive days regarding their experiences and perceptions in breathing, coughing, pain, speaking, swallowing, and comfort of the tracheostomy tube.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 51 persons with ASCI (n = 31) and CSCI (n = 20) were included with a mean age of 53 years. Individuals with ASCI reported significantly more frequent pain and swallowing problems as compared to individuals with CSCI (p ≤ 0.014) at initial assessment. There were no differences between ASCI and CSCI reported with respect to speaking and overall comfort.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It is necessary to regularly assess the perceptions of critically ill patients with tracheostomy tubes with ASCI or CSCI in the daily ICU care routine. We were able to assess these perceptions in different categories. For the future, evaluating the perception of individuals with SCI and a tracheostomy should be implemented to their daily routine care.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>DRKS00022073.</p>","PeriodicalId":22079,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Cord Series and Cases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10933252/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Increasing employment opportunity for persons with spinal cord injury by digital working: an exampling case series from Thailand. 通过数字化工作增加脊髓损伤者的就业机会:泰国的一个案例系列。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-03-09 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00625-6
Sintip Pattanakuhar, Urban Schwegler, Paksupa Prommueang, Tuankasfee Hama, Sathapon Patanakuha, Narumon Sumin
{"title":"Increasing employment opportunity for persons with spinal cord injury by digital working: an exampling case series from Thailand.","authors":"Sintip Pattanakuhar, Urban Schwegler, Paksupa Prommueang, Tuankasfee Hama, Sathapon Patanakuha, Narumon Sumin","doi":"10.1038/s41394-024-00625-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41394-024-00625-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Due to activity limitations and physical environmental barriers, low remunerative employment is a challenging issue for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and relevant rehabilitation personnel. Since work opportunities in digital fields have continued to emerge, this study aims to report and discuss the possibility of using digital working as a strategy for increasing remunerative employment in people with SCI.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>We report live experiences of four people with SCI in Thailand who have digital works with different types of jobs (image segmentation and identification for artificial intelligence development, online merchant, online streamer, cryptocurrency investor), different required digital skills (basic or intermediate digital skills), different employment statuses (employee or owner), and different incomes (from 50 to 200 USD/month). We also discuss advantages and potential risks of digital working for people with SCI and propose a model for care providers to facilitate safe digital work as a means of increasing remunerative opportunities for people with SCI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is increasing interest in becoming involved in various types of digital work among people with SCI. Digital working could overcome many of the physical barriers; however, it also potentially introduces some potential economic and health risks for people with SCI. To minimize those risks, healthcare providers of people with SCI should prepare to develop the appropriate knowledge and attitudes regarding digital working and to learn how to properly facilitate digital working to increase remunerative employment in people with SCI.</p>","PeriodicalId":22079,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Cord Series and Cases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10925060/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140068681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cost-utility analysis and impact on the environment of videoconference in pressure injury. A randomized controlled trial in individuals with spinal cord injury. 压力损伤视频会议的成本效益分析及其对环境的影响。脊髓损伤患者随机对照试验。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-03-08 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00621-w
Ingebjørg Irgens, Linn Kleven, Jana Midelfart-Hoff, Rolf Jelnes, Marcalee Alexander, Johan K Stanghelle, Tiina Rekand
{"title":"Cost-utility analysis and impact on the environment of videoconference in pressure injury. A randomized controlled trial in individuals with spinal cord injury.","authors":"Ingebjørg Irgens, Linn Kleven, Jana Midelfart-Hoff, Rolf Jelnes, Marcalee Alexander, Johan K Stanghelle, Tiina Rekand","doi":"10.1038/s41394-024-00621-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41394-024-00621-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>A prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and ongoing pressure injury (PI).</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The main aim was to perform a cost-utility analysis (CUA) alongside the RCT comparing regular care to regular care with additional videoconference consultations. Secondary aims were to assess costs and greenhouse gas emission related to transportation in the two study groups.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Two spinal cord units in Norway.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were allocated to a regular care group (RCG) and a regular care group with additional videoconference (VCG), in a 1-year follow-up between 2016 and 2018. Costs were prospectively collected, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data were collected at baseline and 12 months. The outcome was quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), derived from the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. Results are reported as incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), expressed as the cost per additional QALY gained. Transportation related costs and environmental emissions were compared by t-tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 56 participants included, 28 in each group. Of these 27 in the VCG and 26 in the RCG completed. Three participants died. The mean cost per patient was € 8819 in the VCG and € 3607 in the RCG, with 0.1 QALYs gained in the VCG. No significant differences were identified regarding HRQoL or secondary outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The VCG costs € 5212 more for an additional 0.1 QALYs, giving an ICER of € 52,120 per QALY. No significant differences were found regarding transportation-related costs, or emission of greenhouse gases.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>www.</p><p><strong>Clinicaltrials: </strong>gov ; NCT02800915, TeleSCIpi. CRISTIN.no. https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=545284 . Sunnaas Rehabilitation hospital's web page, available at https://www.sunnaas.no/fag-og-forskning/fagstoff/sar .</p>","PeriodicalId":22079,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Cord Series and Cases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10923859/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140065988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The interrelationship between pain, life satisfaction and mental health in adults with traumatic spinal cord injury, in the context of a developing country. 以发展中国家为背景,研究创伤性脊髓损伤成人患者的疼痛、生活满意度和心理健康之间的相互关系。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00622-9
Tammy-Lee Williams, Conran Joseph, Lena Nilsson-Wikmar, Joliana Phillips
{"title":"The interrelationship between pain, life satisfaction and mental health in adults with traumatic spinal cord injury, in the context of a developing country.","authors":"Tammy-Lee Williams, Conran Joseph, Lena Nilsson-Wikmar, Joliana Phillips","doi":"10.1038/s41394-024-00622-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41394-024-00622-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Cross-sectional, analytical study design using a conveneient sampling strategy.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To examine the interrelationship between pain, life satisfaction and indices of negative mental well-being amongst the traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) population.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Western Cape Rehabilitation Center in Cape Town, South Africa.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants (n = 70) were adults (mean age of 36.3, SD = 9.2) with TSCI. Participants completed the following instruments: 10 satisfaction items from the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version, short forms of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale and the trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, a one-item measure of pain intensity taken from the International Spinal Cord Injury Pain Basic Data Set and the interference scale of the Brief Pain Inventory.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Correlational analysis (Pearson r) demonstrated that all the indices of mental well-being as well as the two indices of pain was significantly negatively related to life satisfaction. In addition, life satisfaction mediated the relationship between pain intensity and depression as well as anxiety. Life satisfaction only mediated the relationship between pain interference and depression but not anxiety.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>An improvement in life satisfaction may lead to improvements in pain interference, pain intensity as well as psychological distress, amongst persons suffering from TSCI Future research should focus on assessing measures/treatment which may improve life satisfaction in the TSCI population.</p>","PeriodicalId":22079,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Cord Series and Cases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10920914/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140060563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Management of neurogenic bladder in patients with spinal cord injuries/disorders and end stage renal disease: a case series. 脊髓损伤/障碍和终末期肾病患者神经源性膀胱的管理:病例系列。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00623-8
Rajbir Chaggar, Lance L Goetz, Jordan Adler, Mohammed B A Bhuiyan, Sean McAvoy, Jeffrey Tubbs
{"title":"Management of neurogenic bladder in patients with spinal cord injuries/disorders and end stage renal disease: a case series.","authors":"Rajbir Chaggar, Lance L Goetz, Jordan Adler, Mohammed B A Bhuiyan, Sean McAvoy, Jeffrey Tubbs","doi":"10.1038/s41394-024-00623-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41394-024-00623-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Patients with spinal cord injuries/disorders (SCI/D) often suffer from bladder dysfunction, commonly referred to as neurogenic bladder or neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD). Standard urologic evaluation and management help to minimize complications such as vesicoureteral reflux, urinary tract infection, and nephrolithiasis. However, we have further encountered patients with more complex issues, such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), bilateral nephrectomies, and urinary diversion/augmentation surgeries. Of particular interest, there is a lack of standardized guidance for bladder management in SCI/D patients with ESRD. These patients are at high risk for urological complications and would benefit from codified bladder management strategies.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>In this article, we present eleven unique cases of NLUTD with associated ESRD and discuss recommendations utilizing simple and commonly available clinical interventions.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The inherently small population size of SCI/D patients with NLUTD and ESRD makes detailing a large sample size case series difficult. Future studies must aim to include a larger sample size as able, however, to better determine standardized protocols for chronic bladder management in SCI/D patients with NLUTD and ESRD. Experiences from this small case series are offered for consideration.</p>","PeriodicalId":22079,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Cord Series and Cases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10912285/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140029082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The relationship between balance control and thigh muscle strength and muscle activity in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury. 不完全脊髓损伤患者的平衡控制与大腿肌肉力量和肌肉活动之间的关系。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00620-x
Matthijs Ferdinand Wouda, Marte Fosvold Løtveit, Espen Ingvald Bengtson, Vegard Strøm
{"title":"The relationship between balance control and thigh muscle strength and muscle activity in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury.","authors":"Matthijs Ferdinand Wouda, Marte Fosvold Løtveit, Espen Ingvald Bengtson, Vegard Strøm","doi":"10.1038/s41394-024-00620-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41394-024-00620-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Cross-sectional study.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>A spinal cord injury (SCI) can compromise the ability to maintain sufficient balance control during activities in an upraised position. The objective of the study was to explore the relationship between balance control and muscle strength and muscle activation in the lower extremities in persons with incomplete SCI (iSCI).</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Norway.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirteen men and two women with iSCI and 15 healthy, matched controls were included. Performance of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) short version (7 items) was used to indicate balance control. Maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) was performed to measure isometric muscle strength in thigh muscles (knee extension/flexion), while surface electromyography (EMG) was measured from M. Vastus Lateralis and M. Biceps Femoris. The relative activation of each muscle during each of the BBS tasks was reported as the percentage of the maximal activation during the MVC (%EMG<sub>max</sub>).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The iSCI participants had a significantly lower BBS sum score and up to 40% lower muscle strength in knee- flexion and extension compared to the matched healthy controls. They also exhibited a significantly higher %EMG<sub>max</sub>, i.e. a higher muscle activation, during most of the balance tests. Univariate regression analysis revealed a significant association between balance control and mean values of %EMGmax in Biceps Femoris, averaged over the seven BBS tests.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The participants with iSCI had poorer balance control, reduced thigh muscle strength and a higher relative muscle activation in their thigh muscles, during balance-demanding activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":22079,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Cord Series and Cases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10902359/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139991239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Intramedullary spinal cord abscess involving Actinomyces and Streptococcus: a case report and literature review. 涉及放线菌和链球菌的脊髓髓内脓肿:病例报告和文献综述。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-02-17 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00618-5
Shunsuke Nakamura, Hiroya Shimauchi-Ohtaki, Fumiaki Honda, Yutaka Tokue, Yuhei Yoshimoto
{"title":"Intramedullary spinal cord abscess involving Actinomyces and Streptococcus: a case report and literature review.","authors":"Shunsuke Nakamura, Hiroya Shimauchi-Ohtaki, Fumiaki Honda, Yutaka Tokue, Yuhei Yoshimoto","doi":"10.1038/s41394-024-00618-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41394-024-00618-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Intramedullary spinal cord abscesses (ISCA) are rare and caused by central nervous system infections. Although polymicrobial infections are rarely seen in ISCAs, isolation of the causative pathogen is important for treatment. Here, we describe a very rare case of ISCA resulting from a mixed Streptococcus and Actinomyces infection.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>An 82-year-old man presented with acute posterior cervical pain and progressive quadriplegia. Radiological investigations revealed a mass lesion showing marginal enhancement at the level of the C3-4 vertebrae. Microsurgical drainage was performed, and Streptococcus and Actinomyces were identified as causative agents. Subsequent antibiotic treatment was noted to be beneficial to the patient.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This case suggests that mixed infection can develop into ISCA depending on the causative agents such as Actinomyces. Prompt pathogen-directed antibacterial therapy is required for ISCA treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":22079,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Cord Series and Cases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10874371/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139898270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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COVID-19 and spinal cord injury: clinical presentation, clinical course, and clinical outcomes of people hospitalised. COVID-19 与脊髓损伤:住院患者的临床表现、临床过程和临床结果。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00617-6
Inge E Eriks-Hoogland, Michael A Barth, Lorena L Müller, Dominique Braun, Armin Curt, Mohit Arora, James W Middleton, Jürgen Pannek
{"title":"COVID-19 and spinal cord injury: clinical presentation, clinical course, and clinical outcomes of people hospitalised.","authors":"Inge E Eriks-Hoogland, Michael A Barth, Lorena L Müller, Dominique Braun, Armin Curt, Mohit Arora, James W Middleton, Jürgen Pannek","doi":"10.1038/s41394-024-00617-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41394-024-00617-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Retrospective study OBJECTIVES: To describe the presenting symptoms/signs, clinical course and outcomes in hospitalised people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and symptomatic COVID-19 infections.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>One university hospital and two SCI centres in Switzerland.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Descriptive analysis of symptoms/signs, clinical course and outcomes of people with SCI with symptomatic COVID-19 infections and need for hospitalisation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-two people with SCI were included, 15 (68%) were male, median age 64.5 years (interquartile range, IQR, 52-73 years). Nine (41%) had tetraplegia, and eight (36%) were classified with motor-complete lesions. Frequent clinical symptoms were fever (59%), coughing (54%), fatigue (50%), and dyspnoea (27%). Most frequent complications were bacterial pulmonary superinfection (18%), and acute respiratory distress syndrome (18%). Fifteen persons (68%) needed oxygen therapy during the course of hospitalisation, and 7 (32%) people were ventilated. Median length of stay (LOS) was 23 days (IQR 15-35), varying by age for people under 60 years with a median LOS of 9 days (IQR 8-27), and for those older than 60 years with a median of 34 days (IQR 17-39), respectively. In total, 3 persons (14%) died during hospitalisation, all older with paraplegia.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Typical symptoms like fever and coughing were not present in all people. People with tetraplegia did not demonstrate worse outcomes, on the contrary, they had shorter LOS, no difference in ventilation needs, and no higher mortality compared to people with paraplegia. Older people showed longer LOS. This study recommends close supervision of the SCI population to detect early signs and symptoms of COVID-19 infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":22079,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Cord Series and Cases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10864293/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139730576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The critical role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of transverse myelitis: a case report. 磁共振成像在横贯性脊髓炎诊断中的关键作用:病例报告。
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases Pub Date : 2024-02-10 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-024-00616-7
Esther Omotola Adewuyi, Zainab Adedamola Abdulsalam, Olorunnisola Onaolapo Olatide
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