About Our Doctors - Publications
Anthony S. Burns, MD
Assistant Project Director, RSCICDV
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Presentations
Burns AS. Predicting neurorecovery in spinal cord injury (SCI). Greater Philadelphia SCI Research Discussion Group, Shriner's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, January 9, 2001.
Ditunno JF, Burns AS, Call M.; Reflex recovery during spinal shock and update on SCI Center research. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, February 5, 2001.
Burns AS.; Medical management and recovery following acute SCI. Trauma Conference, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA, February 27, 2001.
Burns, AS. Neurogenic bladder and sexual dysfunction following spinal cord injury. Spine FOCUS conference, Chicago, IL, March 31, 2001.
Burns AS. Spinal Cord Injury: "The Search for a Cure". Medical Society of Delaware: Southern Delaware Lecture Series, Milford, DE, November 3, 2001.
Burns AS. Current trends in spinal cord injury research. Spinal Cord Injury: Quality of Life Issues Across the Continuum Conference, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital, Malvern, PA, November 16, 2001.
Burns AS. Rehabilitation of Central Cord Syndrome. American Spinal Injury Association/International Medical Society of Paraplegia Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 4, 2002.
Burns AS. Secondary Complications following Spinal Cord Injury. Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, May 29, 2002.
Burns AS. Neurorecovery in Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Clinical Trials. Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, November 22, 2002.
Burns AS. Neurorecovery in Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Clinical Trials. Clinical Investigation Research Seminar, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, February 4, 2003.
Burns AS, Lemay M. Upper Motor Neuron Physiology following Spinal Cord Injury. Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, May 2, 2003.
Burns AS. Spinal Cord Injury 101. Cherry Hill Rotary Club. Cherry Hill, NJ, June 23, 2003.
Publications
Peer Reviewed
Burns AS, Dillingham TR. Importance of gadolinium enhancement when using MRI to evaluate spinal cord pathology: case report. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2000;79(4):399-403.
Burns AS, Putzke JD, Richards JS, Jackson AB. Gender and its impact on post-acute secondary medical complications following spinal cord injury. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 2000; 6(1):66-75.
Burns AS, Jackson AB. Gynecologic and reproductive issues in women with spinal cord injury. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America 2001; 12(1):183-199.
Burns AS, Lauder TD. Deep water running: an effective non-weight bearing exercise for the maintenance of land based running performance. Military Medicine 2001; 166 (3):253-258.
Burns AS, Meythaler JM. Intrathecal baclofen in tetraplegia of spinal origin: efficacy for upper extremity hypertonia. Spinal Cord 2001; 39(8):413-9.
Burns AS, Rivas D, Ditunno JF. Neurogenic bladder and sexual dysfunction following spinal cord injury. Spine 2001; 24S:S137-S145.
Burns AS, Ditunno JF. Rehabilitation outcomes in spinal cord injury: evidence-based analysis of neurological and functional recovery. Spine 2001; 24S:S129-S136.
Burns AS, Burchiel K. Summary statement: pain, spasticity, and bladder and sexual function after spinal cord injury. Spine 2001; 24S:S161.
Doherty JG, Burns AS, O’Ferrall DM, Ditunno JF. Prevalence of upper motor neuron versus lower motor neuron lesions in complete lower thoracic and lumbar spinal cord injuries. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 2002; 25(4):289-92.
Burns AS, Lee BS, Ditunno JF, Tessler A. Patient selection for clinical trials: the reliability of the early spinal cord injury examination. J Neurotrauma 2003; 20(5): 477-482.
Ditunno JF, Apple DF, Burns AS, et al. A view of the future Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems (MSCIS) through the prism of past achievements and current challenges. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26:110-115.
Ditunno JF, Little JW, Tessler A, Burns AS. Spinal shock revisited: a four-phase model. Spinal Cord 2004; 42(7):383-395.
Burns AS, Lemay MA, Tessler A. Abnormal spontaneous potentials in distal muscles in animal models of spinal cord injury. Muscle Nerve 2005; 31(1):46-51.
Oleson CV, Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Geisler FH, Coleman WP. Prognostic value of pinprick preservation in motor complete, sensory incomplete spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86(5):988-992.
Abstracts
Das SK, Burns AS, Liu H-G, Ojha B, Mountz JD, Silinsky JD, Moore DS, Jackson AB, Mountz JM. Early detection of heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury using sequential TI-201 SPECT, Tc-99m-MDP SPECT, and MRI. Society of Nuclear Medicine, Southeastern Chapter, Mobile, AL, June 2000.
Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Graziani V. Walking index for spinal cord injury (WISCI) levels (6-19): Validation of distance, speed and efficiency: a pilot study. International Medical Society of Paraplegia; Notwill, Switzerland, September 2001.
Torina PJ, Flanders AE, Carrino JA, Burns AS, Friedman DP, Vaccaro AR. Incidence of verterbral artery thrombosis in cervical spine trauma: correlation with severity of spinal cord injury. Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, December 1-6, 2002.
Blam O, Torina PJ, Vaccaro AR, Carrino JA, Burns AS, Flanders AE. Incidence of vertebral artery thrombosis in cervical spine trauma: correlation with neurologic deficit. Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, December 5-7, 2002.
Craig MC, Das SK, Liu H, Ojha BC, Moore DS, Jackson AB, Mountz JM, Burns AS. Early detection of heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury utilizing thallium-201 SPECT imaging. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 2002;25:S24.
Mountz JM, Liu H, Burns AS, O’Malley JP, Moore DS, Jackson AB. Detection of pre-committed heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury by (201) T1 and Tc-99m-MDP SPECT, and MRI. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2002; 43(5):342P.
Burns AS, Coward C, Ditunno JF, Marino RJ. Relationship of ambulation speed and physiologic cost index (PCI) to Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) level in chronic spinal cord injury. American Spinal Injury Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, April 14-16 2003.
Bum-Suk L, Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Tessler A. Stability and predictive power of the 48 hour examination in acute motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI). American Spinal Injury Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, April 2003.
Marino RJ, Burns AS, Coward C, Ditunno JF. The relationship between Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) level and both neurological status and walking speed in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). American Spinal Injury Association, Miami, FL, April 2003.
Shukla P, Flanders AE, Burns AS, Carrino JA. Does methylprednisolone affect MR lesion severity of spinal cord injury? American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 26 – May 2, 2003.
Oleson CV, Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Geisler FH, Coleman WP. Prognostic value of pinprick preservation in acute spinal cord injury. American Paraplegia Society, Las Vegas, NV, September 2003.
Burns AS. Lower motor neuron physiology following spinal cord injury. Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, January 30, 2004.
Burns AS. Spinal cord injury - prognosis for recovery. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Educational Rounds, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, August 4, 2004.
Ditunno J, Little JW, Tessler A, Burns A. Spinal Shock revisited: a four phase model. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Educational Rounds, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, August 4, 2004.
Geisler FH, Coleman WP, Burns AS, Oleson CV, Ditunno JF. Age as a prognostic factor in severe spinal cord injury. 22nd Annual National Neurotrauma Society Symposium, San Diego, CA, October 20 – 22, 2004.
Burns AS, Tessler A, Boyce V, Lemay M. Neurotrophic factors and locomotor training diminish spontaneous potentials (fibrillations, positive sharp waves) caudal to spinal cord injury. 31st Annual Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association, Dallas, TX, May 12 – 14, 2005.
Burns AS, Tessler A, Son YJ. Thoracic spinalization elicits differential synaptic stability and remodeling in fast and slow muscles of adult rat hindlimbs. Annual Meeting of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, Tucson, AZ, February 22 – 26, 2005.
Kim MO, Marino RJ, Burns AS. Comparison of the self-selected to maximal levels of the Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI). 31st Annual Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association, Dallas, TX, May 12 – 14, 2005.
Marino RJ, Kim MO, Burns AS. Construct validity of the Walking Index in chronic spinal cord injury. 31st Annual Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association, Dallas, TX, May 12 – 14, 2005.
Abstracts (Published)
Bum-Suk L, Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Tessler A. Stability and predictive power of the 48 hour examination in acute motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI). J Spinal Cord Med 2003;26(Suppl.):S26-S27.
2.Burns AS, Coward C, Ditunno JF, Marino RJ. Relationship of ambulation speed and physiologic cost index (PCI) to Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) level in chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2003;26(Suppl.):S43.
Marino RJ, Burns AS, Coward C, Ditunno JF. The relationship between Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) level, neurological status, and walking speed in SCI. J Spinal Cord Med 2003;26(Suppl.):S38.
Ditunno JF Jr, Burns AS, West C, Patrick M. Clinical validation of the Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) scale: a preliminary report. J Spinal Cord Med 2003;26(Suppl.):S37-S38.
Burns AS, Lemay M, Tessler A. Spontaneous potentials in animal model spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85[9], e50. 2004.
Geisler FH, Coleman WP, Burns AS, Oleson CV, Ditunno JF. Age as a prognostic factor in severe spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma 21[9], 1341. 2004.
Oleson CV, Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Geisler FH, Coleman WP. Age as a prognostic indicator of motor recovery in acute spinal cord injury: adolescents vs adults. J Spinal Cord Med 27[Suppl 1], S111-S112. 2004.
Burns AS, Tessler A, Boyce V, Lemay M. Neurotrophic factors and locomotor training diminish spontaneous potentials (fibrillations, positive sharp waves) caudal to spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 28[2], 134. 2005.
Burns AS, Tessler A, Son YJ. Thoracic spinalization elicits differential synaptic stability and remodeling in fast and slow muscles of adult rat hindlimbs. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 84[3], 202. 2005.
Kim MO, Marino RJ, Burns AS. Comparison of the self-selected to maximal levels of the Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI). J Spinal Cord Med 28[2], 161-162. 2005.
Marino RJ, Kim MO, Burns AS. Construct validity of the Walking Index in chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 28[2], 142-143. 2005.
