Epidural and transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for spinal cord injuries
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Abstract
Spinal cord injury not only causes paralysis but also negatively impacts the autonomic nervous system. This leads to a myriad of problems such as cardiovascular, bladder, gastrointestinal, and immunological dysfunction. Current pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments have side effects or lack efficacy. Spinal cord stimulation is a relatively novel form of neuromodulation that is capable of improving function after a spinal cord injury. Two specific forms of spinal cord stimulation known as transcutaneous and epidural spinal cord stimulation have been used to successfully or unsuccessfully improve a variety of the autonomic related dysfunction as well as motor loss after a spinal cord injury. These two treatments choices are worth further investigation. Many more studies are needed to prove the efficacy, safety, and feasibility before it can be widely utilized in a clinical setting.
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2024