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1998: Third EMN Congresses in Switzerland
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27. - 29. August 1998 University Hospital Zürich / Switzerland

Update in Spinal Cord Trauma Basic Research - Diagnosis - Treatment - Rehabilitation
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1. Basic research of spinal cord trauma

Key-note lecture: L. Olson, Sweden Spinal cord repair in adult paraplegic rats: anatomical and functional restoration.
- Inflammation in the lesioned brain and spinal cord. V. H. Perry, United Kingdom
- Lesioned adult spinal cord fiber tracts regenerate and form funtional connections. M. E. Schwab, Switzerland
- Neurotrophic factor treatment prevents neuronal degeneration in the spinal cord of animals and humans. P. Aebischer, Switzerland

2. Upcoming techniques in spinal surgery

- Computerized navigation
- Minimal access surgery
- Intraoperative monitoring

3. Rehabilitation of spinal cord injury

Key-note lecture: L. Cohen, USA Plasticity of function following spinal cord injury.
- Rehabilitation of the autonomous nervous system. W. Jänig, Germany
- Restauration of the bladder function. K. Jünemann, Germany
- Functional electrical stimulation of upper limb muscies in tetraplegic patients. Th. Sinkjaer, Sweden
- Activation of spinal locomotor centres. V. Dietz, Switzerland

Workshops

Workshop No. 1: Sensori-motor rehabilitation. Neuroprothesis and locomotor training.
Workshop No. 2: New diagnostic tools. Imaging and computerized navigation.
Workshop No. 3: Instrumentation of spinal fractures.
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