Search for dissertations about: "spinal cord injury"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 169 swedish dissertations containing the words spinal cord injury.
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1. Spinal cord compression injury : an experimental study in the rat with special reference to effects on spinal cord circulation
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2. Pediatric spinal cord injury
Abstract : Sustaining a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) alters every aspect of a person s life significantly and irreversibly. Since SCI of traumatic etiology predominately occurs in young adult males, most research has focused on this group. Other demographic groups, such as children and women, have received much less attention. READ MORE
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3. Systemic hypothermia after spinal cord injury : An experimental study in the rat
Abstract : Spinal cord injury following trauma results in suffering for each individual independent of the severity of the neurological deficits. Care of the acute spinal cord injured patients has developed from the purely conservative treatment advocated 20-30 years ago to today's active strategies. READ MORE
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4. Pain following spinal cord injury
Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to assess and characterise nociceptive and neuropathic pain, the use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain treatment, and the influence of pain on the quality of sleep in a population following spinal cord injury (SCI). This thesis is divided into five separate studies: I. READ MORE
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5. Whiplash injury : a clinical, radiographic and psychological investigation
Abstract : Whiplash injury is a common and troublesome disorder and approximately 10-40 per cent of its victims develop chronic symptoms. The annual incidence is estimated at 1/1000 inhabitants and the prevalence at 1%. The cause of chronic symptoms after whiplash injury is still unknown and no effective treatment has been presented so far. READ MORE