Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to loss of motor and sensory function below the injury level
and imposes a considerable burden on patients, families, and society. Repair of the injured …

Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids highly abundant in the nervous system, and carry most
of the sialic acid residues in the brain. Gangliosides are enriched in cell membrane …

Background Although there is a strong biological rationale for early decompression of the
injured spinal cord, the influence of the timing of surgical decompression for acute spinal …

BACKGROUND: Traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI) have devastating consequences for the
physical, financial, and psychosocial well-being of patients and their caregivers. Expediently …

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 …

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that is often associated with
significant loss of function and/or permanent disability. The pathophysiology of SCI is …

Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) provide a new assistive strategy aimed at restoring mobility
in severely paralyzed patients. Yet, no study in animals or in human subjects has indicated …

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 …

Every cell in nature carries a rich surface coat of glycans, its glycocalyx, which constitutes
the cell's interface with its environment. In eukaryotes, the glycocalyx is composed of …

Background There is convincing preclinical evidence that early decompression in the setting
of spinal cord injury (SCI) improves neurologic outcomes. However, the effect of early …