SCI2017 D2 1050 Snippet 2 - Upper Limb |
Traumatic SCI in the Age of an Aging Population
Friday November 10th 10:50 – 12:20
Speaker: Julio Furlan
Speaker: Julio Furlan
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the influence of older age at the time of trauma on clinical outcomes after spinal cord injury;
- Recognize the effects of older age at the time of trauma on the neuroinflammatory response and axonal survival within the spinal cord after injury;
- Identify the potential impact of older on the economic burden of traumatic spinal cord injury.