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HARDBACK price:$49.95 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources PDF Report Brief PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel Reducing the Burden of Injury:Advancing Prevention and Treatment Other Related Titles Spinal Cord Injury: Progress, Promise, and Priorities (2005) Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health (NBH) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix B Acronyms." Spinal Cord Injury: Progress, Promise, and Priorities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005. Please select a format: Page 249   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. B ACRONYMS AANS/CNS American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons ADL activities of daily living ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALSFRS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale AMP adenosine monophosphate APS American Paraplegia Society ASIA American Spinal Injury Association BBB scale Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan scale BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor BMS Basso mouse scale CART Collaborations to Accelerate Research Translation CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CIRB Central Institutional Review Board (National Cancer Institute) CNS central nervous system CORE Center of Research Excellence COX2 cyclooxygenase 2 CPG central pattern generator CRASH Corticosteroid Randomization After Significant Head Injury CRISP Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects CRPF Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Page 249 Front Matter (R1-R16) Executive Summary (1-12) 1 Introduction (13-29) 2 Progression of Spinal Cord Injury (30-63) 3 Tools for Assessing Spinal Cord Injury and Repair (64-94) 4 Current Therapeutic Interventions (95-120) 5 Progress Toward Neuronal Repair and Regeneration (121-151) 6 Developing New Therapeutic Interventions: From the Laboratory to the Clinic (152-182) 7 Research Organization: Creating an Environment to Accelerate Progress (183-204) 8 State Programs in Spinal Cord Injury (205-242) Appendix A Study Process (243-248) Appendix B Acronyms (249-251) Appendix C Glossary of Major Terms (252-259) Appendix D Tools to Assess Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes (260-267) Appendix E Clinical Trials of Methylprednisolone (268-274) Appendix F Examples of Alternative Therapies (275-277) Appendix G Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trials Published from 1998 to 2003 (278-319) Appendix H Legislation Sponsoring State Spinal Cord Injury Research (320-322) Appendix I Committee and Staff Biographies (323-332) Index (333-344)

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Spinal Cord Injury: Progress, Promise, and Priorities B ACRONYMS AANS/CNS American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons ADL activities of daily living ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALSFRS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale AMP adenosine monophosphate APS American Paraplegia Society ASIA American Spinal Injury Association BBB scale Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan scale BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor BMS Basso mouse scale CART Collaborations to Accelerate Research Translation CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CIRB Central Institutional Review Board (National Cancer Institute) CNS central nervous system CORE Center of Research Excellence COX2 cyclooxygenase 2 CPG central pattern generator CRASH Corticosteroid Randomization After Significant Head Injury CRISP Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects CRPF Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation

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Spinal Cord Injury: Progress, Promise, and Priorities CSPG chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan CT (or CAT) computed tomography (or computer-assisted tomography) DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DVT deep vein thrombosis EDRN Early Detection Research Network EMG electromyogram EMS emergency medical services FAM functional assessment measure FDA Food and Drug Administration FES functional electrical stimulation FGF fibroblast growth factor FIM functional independence measure fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging FMS functional magnetic stimulation FOR-SCI Facilities of Research Excellence in Spinal Cord Injury FY fiscal year GABA γ-aminobutyric acid GDNF glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor HIV-AIDS human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome HL7 Health Level Seven ICCP International Campaign for Cures of Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis ICIDH International Classification of Impairment, Disabilities, and Handicaps ICMIC In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Centers ICORD International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries IDEA Innovative, Developmental, or Exploratory Activities IND investigational new drug IOM Institute of Medicine IRB institutional review board ISRT International Spinal Research Trust MASCIS Multicenter Animal Spinal Cord Injury Study MR magnetic resonance MRI magnetic resonance imaging mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid

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Spinal Cord Injury: Progress, Promise, and Priorities MS multiple sclerosis NARCOMS North American Research Consortium on Multiple Sclerosis NASCIS National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study NCI National Cancer Institute NCMRR National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research NGF nerve growth factor NIDRR National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research NIH National Institutes of Health NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NMDA N-methyl-D-asparate NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug NSCISC National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center NT-3 neurotrophic factor-3 NYSTAR New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research OEC olfactory ensheathing cell OSU Ohio State University PET positron emission tomography PKC protein kinase C PVA Paralyzed Veterans of America RH SCI Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Network RNA ribonucleic acid ROCK Rho-associated kinase SAIRP Small Animal Imaging Resources Program SEER Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SF Short Form SSTI State Science & Technology Institute TRH thyrotropin-releasing hormone UPDRS Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale VA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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