TY - CHAP AU - Dasa Cizkova AU - Adriana-Natalia Murgoci AU - Lenka Kresakova AU - Katarina Vdoviakova AU - Milan Cizek AU - Tomas Smolek AU - Veronika Cubinkova AU - Jusal Quanico AU - Isabelle Fournier AU - Michel Salzet ED - Yannis Dionyssiotis Y1 - 2017-12-20 PY - 2017 T1 - Understanding Molecular Pathology along Injured Spinal Cord Axis: Moving Frontiers toward Effective Neuroprotection and Regeneration N2 - Spinal cord injury is a severe condition leading to serious neurological dysfunctions and changes a person's life in a sudden way. Understanding the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury will improve the prognosis and reintegration to the society of spinal cord-injured subjects. The book Essentials in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine includes seven chapters with valuable information addressing hot topics related to spinal cord injury, ranging from pathophysiology, nontraumatic spinal cord injury, complications to exoskeletons, and research therapies with mesenchymal stem cells. The book could be a valued reference for physiatrists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists and physical therapists. BT - Essentials of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72118 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.72118 SN - 978-1-78923-249-3 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-11 ER -