"Thus, precise blood pressure management is a key target for spinal cord injury care," Torres-Espin said in a UCSF news release. The study included 118 patients at two California hospitals that ...

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental blood test might be able to help doctors predict whether someone will recover their mobility following a spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury affects approximately 18,000 people in the United States each year, with a total prevalence of around 300,000 cases, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center.

Researchers defined the fingerprint of spinal cord DNA using blood samples from 50 patients with acute SCI and 25 patients without injury, of which 68% (51 patients) were male and 32% (24 patients ...

Dangerously low blood pressure is considered an "invisible" consequence of paralysis, adding to the woes of as many as 9 out of 10 people with spinal cord injuries.

Trying to restore bodily functions after spinal cord injuries 05:36. Anderson Cooper: This week on 60 Minutes, we're doing a story about efforts to help people who are paralyzed with severe spinal ...

Your brain and spinal cord are bathed in fluid. A lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap, is a procedure doctors use to remove and test some of this liquid, called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

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The blood test can be used to steer spinal cord patients to treatments that will best serve them, and more quickly get patients with the worst injuries into cutting-edge clinical trials, Azad said.