What is a spinal cord injury?

This video presents an overview of spinal cord injuries and research. It covers the epidemiology, causes, symptoms, treatments and cures for spinal cord injuries. It looks at the future of spinal cord injury research.

Video by Manveer Singh, Emma Hudson, Patricia Kitala and Shahriar Ameri

Copyright McMaster University 2017

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