Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has devastating consequences for the physical, social and
vocational well-being of patients. The demographic of SCIs is shifting such that an …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological disorder that affects thousands of
individuals each year. Over the past decades an enormous progress has been made in our …

Study Design: PRISMA-guided systematic review. Objectives: To provide a comprehensive
framework of the current animal models for investigating spinal cord injury (SCI) and …

Genetically engineered mice are used extensively to examine molecular responses to spinal
cord injury (SCI). Inherent strain differences may confound behavioral outcomes; therefore …

Gait analysis plays an important role in the assessment of neurological function in many
disease models. In this review, we focus on the newly developed CatWalk system for gait …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) induces pathological and inflammatory responses that create an
inhibitory environment at the site of trauma, resulting in axonal degeneration and functional …

Transplantation of exogenous cells is one approach to spinal cord repair that could
potentially enhance the growth and myelination of endogenous axons. Here, we asked …

Transplantation of Schwann cells (SCs) is a promising therapeutic strategy for spinal cord
repair. SCs introduced into lesions support axon regeneration, but because these axons do …

The Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan (BBB) locomotor rating scale is the most widely used
open field test and has been accepted as a valid way to assess locomotor function after …

Devastating motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunctions render long-term personal
hardships to the survivors of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). The suffering also extends to …