Spinal Cord Injury

Start with spinal anatomy, injury types and the terms used to describe spinal cord injuries.

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Spinal cord anatomy

What is the spine? · What is the spinal cord?

Injury types and causes

What is non-traumatic SCI? · What causes non-traumatic SCI?

Injury levels and classification

What are “complete” and “incomplete” spinal cord injuries? · What is the “neurological level of injury”?

Changes after injury and early recovery

What is spinal cord injury? · What are the signs and symptoms of spinal cord injury?