A new tool to investigate anorectal disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis: STAR-Q.

Background: Bowel symptoms are commonly experienced by patients with Multiple sclerosis (PwMS), but no specific questionnaire validated in this population allows a rigorous assessment.

Objective: Validation of a multidimensional questionnaire assessing bowel disorders in PwMS.

Methods: A prospective, multicenter study was conducted between April 2020 and April 2021.

An international survey of the structure and process of care for traumatic spinal cord injury in acute and rehabilitation facilities: lessons learned from a pilot study.

Background: To describe the key findings and lessons learned from an international pilot study that surveyed spinal cord injury programs in acute and rehabilitation facilities to understand the status of spinal cord injury care.

Methods: An online survey with two questionnaires, a 74-item for acute care and a 51-item for rehabilitation, was used. A subset of survey items relevant to the themes of specialized care, timeliness, patient-centeredness, and evidence-based care were operationalized as structure or process indicators.

Wearable powered exoskeletons for gait training in tetraplegia: a systematic review on feasibility, safety and potential health benefits.

Background: Recent developments in wearable powered exoskeletons (WPE) allow gait training (GT) for patients after spinal cord injury (SCI). Two recent meta-analyses on GT using WPE showed promising results for paraplegic patients (PP). To this date, there is no review focusing on tetraplegic patients (TP).

Urethral pressure profile during ejaculation in men with spinal cord injury.

Ejaculation is often impaired in men with spinal cord injury (SCI). The aim of this prospective study was to assess sequence of sphincteric events and ejaculation dyssynergia during penile vibratory stimulation (PVS) in SCI men. Simultaneous recordings of bladder, bladder neck, prostate and external urethral sphincter pressures were performed using a microtip catheter with 5 pressure transducers.

Evaluation of safety and performance of the self balancing walking system Atalante in patients with complete motor spinal cord injury.

Study Design: Prospective, open label, observational.

Objectives: To present results of the first clinical study on a newly developed robotic exoskeleton (Atalante®, Wandercraft, Paris, France) that enables individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) to perform ambulatory functions without technical aids.

Setting: Two sites specialized in SCI rehabilitation, France.