Over time, the spinal cord is damaged by the elevated pressure. Spinal dural fistulas form spontaneously during adulthood and are not congenital or hereditary. These lesions do not rupture or bleed.

In the 1950s, questions were raised that “consideration must be given to whether it would not be fairer to divide sports into classes,” to ensure equal competition opportunities for – at that time – ...

The UAB-SCIMS offers a series of Fact Sheets on selected topics related to SCI. Some Fact Sheets are products of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS).

"We wondered whether just the presence of another inflammatory lesion in the body such as a pressure ulcer, in addition to the spinal cord injury lesion itself, is already sufficient to distract ...