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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

Boston Children's Hospital Spinal Cord Injury

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

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

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

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

Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System SCI in Children and Teens

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

Community Support

Empower Spinal Cord Injury Camps and Support

https://www.empowersci.org/

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