Background Staging of disease severity is useful for prognosis, decision-making and resource
planning. However, no commonly used, validated staging system exists for amyotrophic …

The current incidence estimate of 40 traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) per million
population/year in the United States (US) is based on data from the 1990s. We sought to update the …

Objective To examine the effect of long-term lower extremity functional electrical stimulation (FES)
cycling on the physical integrity and functional recovery in people with chronic spinal …

Objectives We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the
magnitude of infection risk in patients with SLE and evaluate the effect of general and SLE-related …

Objective At least half of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop organ
damage as a consequence of autoimmune disease or long-term therapeutic steroid use. This …

Background Malignancy is a potential comorbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE). However, risk by malignancy type remains to be fully elucidated. We evaluated …

Objective. To quantify healthcare utilization and costs by disease severity for patients with
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the United States. Methods. We conducted descriptive …

Background: Functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling is used by spinal cord injury
patients to facilitate neurologic recovery and may also be useful for progressive MS patients. …

Introduction We evaluated incidence, prevalence, costs, and healthcare utilization associated
with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in patients in Germany. Methods Adult patients …

Objective Post-lumbar puncture headaches (PLPHs) are a common complication of diagnostic
lumbar punctures (LPs) caused by a persistent leak of spinal fluid from the dural puncture …