Spinal Cord Injury

Section One: Molecular Mechanisms of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.- 1. Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFA) and Neuroglial Scarring, A Review.- 2. Positive and Negative Contrast Myelograph in Spinal Trauma.- 3. Effect of Pharmacological Agents on Normalization of Molecular and Histologic Dysfunction Following Traumatic Injury to the Spinal Cord.- 4. Molecular Pathogenesis of Spinal Cord Degeneration after Traumatic Injury.- Section Two: Sequelae of Spinal Cord Injury: Possible Mechanisms of Spasticity and Pain Perception.- 5. Changes in the CNS Biogenic Amines and Tyrosine Hydroxylase Activity after Spinal Cord Transection in the Rat.- 6. Brain Catecholamines, Serotonin, and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid and Adrenal Catecholamines after High Spinal Cord Transection in the Rat.- 7. Substance P and Leucine-Enkephalin Changes in Spinal Cord of Paraplegic Rats and Cats.- 8. Quarternary and Monoamine Imbalance after Spinal Transection (A Possible Mechanism of Spasticity).- 9. Alterations of Various Physiological and Biochemical Parameters during the Development of Spasticity in the Chronic Spinal Cat.- 10. Clinical Trial of an Alpha Adrenergic Receptor Stimulating Drug (Clonidine) For Treatment of Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injured Patients.- Section Three: Hemodynamic Changes During Autonomic Dysreflexia.- 11. Relationship Between Serum Dopamine-?-Hydroxylase Activity, Catecholamine Metabolism, and Hemodynamic Changes during Paroxysmal Hypertension in Quadriplegia.- 12. Autonomic Hyperreflexia: Hemodynamics, Blood Volume, Serum Dopamine-?-Hydroxylase Activity, and Arterial Prostaglandin PGE2.- Section Four: Bone Mineral and Matrix Changes Following Spinal Cord Injury: Possible Modes of Treatment.- 13. Disodium Etidronate in the Prevention of Postoperative Recurrence ofHeterotopic Ossification in Spinal Cord Injured Patients.- 14. Reversal by Thyrocalcitonin of Depressed Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus Balances in Paraplegic Rats.- 15. Mineral Metabolism and the Effect of Thyrocalcitonin on Periarticular Bone in Spinal Cord Injured Man.- 16. Urinary Excretion of Collagen Metabolites by Quadriplegic Patients.- Section Five: Renal and Urinary Bladder Physiology.- 17. Electromyography of the Human Urinary Bladder.- 18. Effects of Head-Up Tilt on Glomerular Filtration Rate and Renal Plasma Flow in Spinal Man.- Section Six: Hormonal and Behavioral Aspects of Spinal Cord Injury.- 19. Pituitary-Testicular Axis Dysfunction in Spinal Cord Injury.- 20. Psychosexual Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury — An Holistic Approach.