[Experimental paraplegia]. / Paraplégie expérimentale.

ABSTRACT

In this review of spinal cord injury research, the authors have selected contributions including their own research in electrophysiological changes after impact, which in their opinion best represent modern experimental concepts regarding the physiopathological mechanism of spinal cord injuries. The discrepancy between immediate electrophysiological changes and progressive hemorrhagic necrosis of the spinal cord could offer a rational treatment at the acute stage of spinal cord injury.