The neurological outcome of acute spinal cord injury in a neurosurgical hospital of a developing country.
The neurological outcome of 146 patients who survived spinal cord injury in a neurosurgical hospital of a developing country, were compared to those reported from Stoke Mandeville, UK. The average recuperation in the two groups was similar.
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Hospital São José-ISCMPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009420:Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009493:Neurosurgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom