Update in Spinal Cord Trauma
Basic research - Diagnosis - Treatment - Rehabilitation

27. - 29. August 1998
University Hospital Zürich/Switzerland

Key-note lecture: L. Olson, Sweden
Spinal cord repair in adult paraplegic rats: anatomical and functional restoration.

- Inflammation in the lesioned brain and spinal cord. V. H. Perry, United Kingdom
- Lesioned adult spinal cord fiber tracts regenerate and form funtional connections. M. E. Schwab, Switzerland
- Neurotrophic factor treatment prevents neuronal degeneration in the spinal cord of animals and humans. P. Aebischer, Switzerland

- Computerized navigation
- Minimal access surgery
- Intraoperative monitoring

Key-note lecture: L. Cohen, USA
Plasticity of function following spinal cord injury.

- Rehabilitation of the autonomous nervous system.W. Jänig, Germany
- Restauration of the bladder function. K. Jünemann, Germany
- Functional electrical stimulation of upper limb muscies in tetraplegic patients. Th. Sinkjaer, Sweden
- Activation of spinal locomotor centres. V. Dietz, Switzerland

Workshop No 1: Sensori-motor rehabilitation. Neuroprothesis and locomotor training
Workshop No 2: New diagnostic tools. Imaging and computerized navigation.
Workshop No. 3: Instrumentation of spinal fractures

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