Optical monitoring and detection of spinal cord ischemia.

Optical monitoring and detection of spinal cord ischemia.

Spinal cord ischemia can lead to paralysis or paraparesis, but if detected early it may be amenable to treatment. Current methods use evoked potentials for detection of spinal cord ischemia, a decades old technology whose warning signs are indirect and significantly delayed from the onset of ischemi...

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Main Authors: Rickson C Mesquita, Angela D'Souza, Thomas V Bilfinger, Robert M Galler, Asher Emanuel, Steven S Schenkel, Arjun G Yodh, Thomas F Floyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3865183?pdf=render

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