Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury （SCI）, with an annual incidence of 12,000 new cases in USA （NSCISC 2013）, causes devastating locomotor and respiratory paralysis and unfortunately compromises the human patien...Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury （SCI）, with an annual incidence of 12,000 new cases in USA （NSCISC 2013）, causes devastating locomotor and respiratory paralysis and unfortunately compromises the human patient＇s lifespan. The severity of the injury depends on the degree and the extent of the initial trauma. In fact, respiratory failure is the leading cause of mortality following upper cervical SCI. However, 80% of the injuries are incomplete, allowing some modest spontaneous recovery. To date, no effective treatment is available in order to restore the loss of function.展开更多
Transcranial magnetic stimulation-a tool used in humans：Transcranial magnetic stimulation（TMS）is a non-invasive widespread clinical tool used to stimulate cortical areas in human subjects.This technique utilizes a ...Transcranial magnetic stimulation-a tool used in humans：Transcranial magnetic stimulation（TMS）is a non-invasive widespread clinical tool used to stimulate cortical areas in human subjects.This technique utilizes a brief,highly intense magnetic field applied to cortical areas,which locally depolarized interneurons（Weber and Eisen,2002）.展开更多
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文摘Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury （SCI）, with an annual incidence of 12,000 new cases in USA （NSCISC 2013）, causes devastating locomotor and respiratory paralysis and unfortunately compromises the human patient＇s lifespan. The severity of the injury depends on the degree and the extent of the initial trauma. In fact, respiratory failure is the leading cause of mortality following upper cervical SCI. However, 80% of the injuries are incomplete, allowing some modest spontaneous recovery. To date, no effective treatment is available in order to restore the loss of function.
文摘Transcranial magnetic stimulation-a tool used in humans：Transcranial magnetic stimulation（TMS）is a non-invasive widespread clinical tool used to stimulate cortical areas in human subjects.This technique utilizes a brief,highly intense magnetic field applied to cortical areas,which locally depolarized interneurons（Weber and Eisen,2002）.
