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Traumatic spinal cord injury

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 3, Article number: 17019 (2017) Cite this article

Traumatic spinal cord injury is caused by an initial mechanical event that causes damage to the spinal cord, resulting in a wave of pathophysiological mechanisms that enhances injury and worsens neurological function. This pathophysiology is the main focus of this PrimeView.

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Traumatic spinal cord injury. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3, 17019 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.19

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