2004 - Published Abstracts by the RSCICDV Staff

1. Bratta A, Schmidt Read M, VanHiel L, Botkin R, Saulino M, Harkema SJ, Behrman AL. Implementing locomotor training in acute SCI rehabilitation: experiences from a multi-site randomized clinical trial. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):158-159.
2. Burns AS, Lemay M, Tessler A. Spontaneous potentials in animal model spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85(9):e50.
3. Chen B, Marino R, Dijkers M. Abnormal lipid profiles and Vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic SCI. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):178.
4. Ditunno JF. Future treatment strategies in SCI rehabilitation: recovery outcome, mechanisms, and measures. J Rehab Res & Devel 2004; 41(2 (Suppl 2)):32-33.
5. Ditunno JF, Jr., West C, Schmidt M, Patrick M. Validation and refinement of the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) in a clinical setting. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):160.
6. Ditunno P, Patrick M, Ditunno J, Scivoletto G, Morganti B. Cross-cultural differences in preference for recovery of mobility among spinal cord injury (SCI) staff. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):193.
7. Farnan CM. Challenges in recruitment for rehabilitation nursing. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):181.
8. Fehlings MG, Vaccaro A, Massicotte E, Rampersaud R, Schwartz G, Shafai NA, Petrenko Y. Surgical Trial in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS): rationale, design and preliminary results. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):194-195.
9. Geisler FH, Coleman WP, Burns AS, Oleson CV, Ditunno JF. Age as a prognostic factor in severe spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma 2004; 21(9):1341.
10. Graves DE, Frankiewicz RG, Marino RJ. Predicting functional subscales using the ASIA upper and lower extremity motor scores. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):175-176.
11. Lammertse DP, Graziani V, Katz MA, Blight AR, Fampridine-SR Study Group. Effect of Fampridine-SR on spasticity in patients with chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury: a placebo-controlled trial. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):163.
12. Marino RJ, Mulcahey MJ. Use of the capabilities of upper extremity instrument to evaluate outcomes after upper extremity reconstruction in tetraplegia. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(Suppl 1):S125.
13. Marino RJ, Kirshblum S, Jones L, Tal J. Agreement in neurological classification of spinal cord injury using the 2002 standards. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(4):415-416.
14. Marino RJ, Graves DE. Metric properties of the ASIA motor score: implications for predicting functional activities. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):175.
15. Marino RJ, Jones L, Kirshblum S, Tal J. Reliability of the ASIA motor and sensory examination. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):194.
16. 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 2004; 27(1 Suppl):S111-S112.
17. Patrick M, Ditunno P, Ditunno JF, Jr. Progress report: preference for walking in incomplete spinal cord injured (SCI) consumers at two year follow-up. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):193.
18. Phillips EM, Short NM. Experience-based nutrition support for patients with spinal cord injury-protocol targets long term savings. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):180.
19. Sharma N, Nguyen KK, Marino RJ. Determination of the incidence and location of atelectasis and pneumonia in patients with acute tetraplegia. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):177-178.
20. Zeltser I, Ramey JR, Chon JK, Shenot PJ. Bladder augmentation with a continent tapered ileovesicostomy in patients with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(4):398.
21. Zeltser I, Shenot P. Detrusor myomectomy for detrusor hyperreflexia as an alternative to augmentation enterocystoplasty. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(4):399.