PO. Reduced antioxidant defense and increased oxidative stress in spinal cord injured
patients. OBJECTIVE: To determine the plasma and urine levels of antioxidants and
oxidative stress biomarkers in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) the first year after injury.
DESIGN: Descriptive 1-year follow-up study. SETTING: Rehabilitation and research center.
PARTICIPANTS: SCI subjects (n= 37; age range, 18–70y) consecutively enrolled within the …