To assess the role of complement components and pathways in experimental immunological demyelination of the adult rat spinal cord. ICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

The paper, "Implantable osmotic transport device can reduce edema after severe contusion spinal cord injury," is co-authored by Christopher Hale, Jennifer Yonan, Ramsey Batarseh, Roman Chaar ...

The location and size of lesions in the cervical spinal cord on MRI correlated with the type of MS, how aggressive it was, and disability.

When injured, the spinal cord swells, restricting blood flow, resulting in further, often critical and permanent motor, sensory, and autonomic function damage.

Improving treatment of spinal cord injuries Osmotic therapy device reduces swelling to prevent secondary injuries in rats Date: August 12, 2020 Source: University of California - Riverside Summary ...