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Resources for Researchers

Avilés-Hernández, I., García-Zozaya, I., DeVillasante, J.M. (2007). Nontraumatic myelopathy associated with surfing. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 30(3): 288-93. PubMed | Full Text

Masson, C. (July 2005). Acute transverse myelopathy: inflammatory or ischemic? Presse médicale, 34(12): 869-77. PubMed

Cheng, M., Durbin, E. (March 2007). Non-traumatic Paraplegia in a First Time Surfer (PowerPoint). download (624 kb)

Masson, C., Leys, D., Meder, J.F., Dousset, V., Pruvo, J.P. (January 2004). Spinal cord ischemia. Journal of Neuroradiology, 31(1): 35-46. PubMed

Novy, J., Carruzzo, A., Maeder, P., Bogousslavsky, J. (August 2006). Spinal cord ischemia: clinical and imaging patterns, pathogenesis, and outcomes in 27 patients. Archives of Neurology, 63(8): 1113-20. PubMed

Robles, L. (May 2006). Cervical Spine Injuries in Ocean Bathers: Wave-related Accidents. Journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 58(5): 920-923. PubMed

Thompson, T.P., Pearce, J., Chang, G., Madamba, J. (2004, August 15). Surfer’s myelopathy. Spine, 29(16): E353-6. PubMed

The mission of Surfer’s Myelopathy Foundation is to increase the awareness of surfer’s myelopathy in order to provide support and to promote injury prevention, research, and treatment.

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