Empowering Women's Health after Spinal Cord Injuries: A Timely and Practical Update.

Women encompass about 20% of all the traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) population and there is increased incidence and prevalence of women with SCIs. The most recent data estimate that approximately 40,000-45,000 women with SCI are living in the United States, increasing from previous years, with the most common cause still being motor vehicle collisions. Throughout their lifespan, women with SCI present with unique healthcare needs compare to the male population.

Position-Dependent Intrathecal Baclofen System Catheter Failure Resulting in Debilitating Spasticity: A Case Report.

An intrathecal baclofen pump (ITB) can provide significant relief from excessive spasticity and pain that is difficult to control. However, it is not without its drawbacks. We present a case of a young quadriplegic male who underwent ITB pump placement, suffering four years of transient episodes of severe spasticity with withdrawal symptoms.

Pain-induced autonomic dysreflexia secondary to spinal cord injury with significant improvement after spinal cord stimulator implantation.

Introduction: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been established as a safe and effective alternative treatment for many conditions. This is a unique case involving SCS in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with recurrent episodes of autonomic dysreflexia (AD). AD is a sympathetically driven reflexive hypertension in response to a noxious stimuli below the neurological level of spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord stimulator implantation with immediate post-operative paraplegia: Case report.

The most common complication of dorsal column spinal cord stimulator implantation is hardware migration. Spinal cord injury following paddle or percutaneous lead implant is rarely reported, with an overall incidence of 0.42%.

Cervical spinal cord infarction due to impingement of an anomalous right vertebral artery by thoracic osteophyte.

Introduction: Spinal cord infarction in a young, otherwise healthy individual is a rare occurrence. The anterior spinal artery and posterior spinal arteries are the primary contributors to the vascular supply of the cervical supply, and these arteries arise as descending branches of the vertebral arteries. Historically, many cases have demonstrated individual variations in the vertebral arteries, such as differences in dominancy, patency, origin, and insertion.