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Incidence, Risk Factors and Impact of Delirium in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

October 18, 2019
Cheung A, Thorogood NP, Noonan VK, Zhong G, Fisher CG, Dvorak MF, Street JT. J Neurotrauma. 2013 Nov 1;30(21):1824-9. doi: 10.1089/neu.2013.2975.
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Incidence of acute care adverse events and long-term health-related quality of life in patients with TSCI

October 18, 2019
Street JT, Noonan VK, Cheung A, Fisher CG, Dvorak MF. Spine J. 2013 Aug 24. pii: S1529-9430(13)00737-7. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.06.051.
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Evaluation of a Clinical Protocol to Assess and Diagnose Neuropathic Pain During Acute Hospital Admission: Results from Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

October 18, 2019
Bélanger LMA, Umedaly HS, Noonan VK, Park SE, Prince J, Thorogood NP, Shen T, Townson AF, Street JT, Dvorak MF, Negraeff M.…
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Incidence and Prevalence of Spinal Cord Injury in Canada: A National Perspective

October 18, 2019
Noonan VK, Fingas M, Farry A, Baxter D, Singh A, Fehlings MG, Dvorak MF. Neuroepidemiology. 2012;38:219–226, April 27, 2012. doi: 10.1159/000336014
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Health Economics: Agenda for SCI Research in Canada

October 18, 2019
This report presents a detailed agenda for establishing evidence of the burden of SCI and the costs and consequences of initiatives aimed…
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A simplified clinical prediction rule for prognosticating independent walking after spinal cord injury: a prospective study from a Canadian multicenter spinal cord injury registry

October 18, 2019
Hicks KE, Zhao Y, Fallah N, Rivers C, Noonan V, Plashkes T, Wai EK, Roffey DM, Tsai E, Paquet J, Attabib N,…
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Using Evidence To Inform Practice and Policy To Enhance the Quality of Care for Persons with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

October 18, 2019
Fehlings MG, Cheng CL, Chan E, Thorogood NP, Noonan VK, Ahn H, Bailey CS, Singh A, Dvorak MF. J Neurotrauma. 2017 Aug…
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Evaluation of a Clinical Protocol to Assess and Diagnose Neuropathic Pain During Acute Hospital Admission: Results from Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

October 18, 2019
Bélanger LMA, Umedaly HS, Noonan VK, Park SE, Prince J, Thorogood NP, Shen T, Townson AF, Street JT, Dvorak MF, Negraeff M.…
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Applications Open For Innovate SCI + Neurotech Pitch Competition

October 18, 2019
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is now accepting applications for the 2019 Pitch Competition on November 27, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. Start-ups who…
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International + Canadian Startups in the Spotlight for SCI-Focused Innovations

June 14, 2019
Innovative health technologies were in the spotlight at an investor event held in Vancouver, BC earlier this week. Hosted by RBC in…
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Researcher Profile: Dorothy Barthélemy

February 15, 2019
Dr. Dorothy Barthélemy, a leading researcher in SCI, is fascinated by why some people with SCI regain their ability to balance and…
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Developing A New Model Of Care For SCI

August 9, 2018
Rick Hansen SCI Registry provides a baseline for the collection of critical data in Alberta.
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