Spinal cord injury(SCI)is a highly devastating and com plex inj u ry with many seconda ry consequences.Finding a treatment for SCI has been a rollercoaster ride through exciting peaks and sobering valleys.As a matter ...Spinal cord injury(SCI)is a highly devastating and com plex inj u ry with many seconda ry consequences.Finding a treatment for SCI has been a rollercoaster ride through exciting peaks and sobering valleys.As a matter of fact,there are still no robust and reliable clinical treatments to minimize or repair spinal cord damage.展开更多
The article by Meves and Zheng (2014) is addressing a continu- ous shift in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI) research that has occurred over the last century. Before that, the spinal cord was viewed as "hard...The article by Meves and Zheng (2014) is addressing a continu- ous shift in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI) research that has occurred over the last century. Before that, the spinal cord was viewed as "hard wired" and treatment considerations were based on observations that axons in the periphery were able to regenerate, but those in the central nervous system (CNS) were not (David and Aguayo, 1981).展开更多
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文摘Spinal cord injury(SCI)is a highly devastating and com plex inj u ry with many seconda ry consequences.Finding a treatment for SCI has been a rollercoaster ride through exciting peaks and sobering valleys.As a matter of fact,there are still no robust and reliable clinical treatments to minimize or repair spinal cord damage.
文摘The article by Meves and Zheng (2014) is addressing a continu- ous shift in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI) research that has occurred over the last century. Before that, the spinal cord was viewed as "hard wired" and treatment considerations were based on observations that axons in the periphery were able to regenerate, but those in the central nervous system (CNS) were not (David and Aguayo, 1981).