Clinical characteristics and prognosis of spinal cord injury in individuals over 75 years old.

Objective: To analyze the incidence and characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in geriatric population of Galicia (Spain), hospital management and functional prognosis METHODS: Comparative retrospective study. Patients admitted with acute traumatic SCI during the time period between January 2010 and December 2016 were included. Two groups established: The elderly over and under 75 years of age, with the latter acting as a control group.

Clinical characteristics and prognosis of spinal cord injury in individuals over 75 years old.

Objective: To analyze the incidence and characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in geriatric population of Galicia (Spain), hospital management and functional prognosis.

Methods: Comparative retrospective study. Patients admitted with acute traumatic SCI during the time period between January 2010 and December 2016 were included.

Refractory orthostatic hypotension in a patient with a spinal cord injury: Treatment with droxidopa.

Context: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common complication in patients with a spinal cord injury, mainly affecting complete injuries above neurological level T6. It is generally more severe during the acute phase but can remain symptomatic for several years.

Findings: A 65-year-old male with a grade ASIA A post-traumatic cervical spinal cord injury, at neurological level C4, presenting with symptomatic refractory OH.