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Spinal Cord Injury

Definition: Damage to the bundles of cells and nerves that sends and receives signals from the brain to and from the rest of the body caused by either direct injury to the spinal cord or from surrounding tissues and bones

Information and Resources

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Boston Children's Hospital Spinal Cord Injury

http://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-treatments/conditions/s/spinal-cord-injury

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Stanford Children's Health Acute Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Children

https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=acute-spinal-cord-injury-in-children-90-P02590

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Children

https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/acute-spinal-cord-injury-children

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Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System SCI in Children and Teens

http://sci.washington.edu/info/newsletters/articles/05win_children.asp

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Community Support

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Empower Spinal Cord Injury Camps and Support

https://www.empowersci.org/

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