Sentences with phrase «permanent damage to the spinal cord»

However, permanent damage to the spinal cord will not be reversed, and the surgery does not relieve inflammation around the spinal nerves or the muscles.

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Later complications include weakness and numbness in 4 to 18 per 10,000 women, most of which resolve spontaneously within three months.65 — 69 Longer - term or permanent problems can arise from: damage to a nerve during epidural placement; from abscess or hematoma (blood clot), which can compress the spinal cord; and from toxic reactions in the covering of the spinal cord, which can lead to paraplegia.70

Damaged axons in the brain and spinal cord of mammals don't regenerate, and spinal cord injuries can therefore lead to permanent paralysis.

For more than a century, scientists thought that glial cells were responsible for scar formation; now, however, a paper published in Science shows that spinal cord scar tissue largely derives from a completely unexpected type of cell called a pericyte, opening new opportunities for the treatment of damaged nerve tissue.Lesions to the brain or spinal cord rarely heal fully, which leads to permanent functional impairment.

Complete recovery may occur in a few days to weeks, or there may be permanent damage to a portion of the spinal cord.

These types of accidents can cause fractures of the hip, spinal cord trauma, arm and hand fractures, permanent damage to the knees and even brain injury.

When the spinal cord is injured, the body can experience temporary or permanent damage to the sensory, motor and reflex messages — the communication between body and brain.

Spinal Injury Damage to a person's spinal cord can have a permanent effect on a motorcycle rider'sSpinal Injury Damage to a person's spinal cord can have a permanent effect on a motorcycle rider'sspinal cord can have a permanent effect on a motorcycle rider's life.

Damage to the spinal cord could lead to permanent changes in the rider's quality of life, such as paralysis.

Damage to the spinal cord can result in significant nerve damage, and in extreme cases, permanent paraDamage to the spinal cord can result in significant nerve damage, and in extreme cases, permanent paradamage, and in extreme cases, permanent paralysis.

Since the spinal cord controls basic and essential functions, damage to the spine can result in permanent, lifelong disabilities that range from movement issues to paralysis.