Serial plasma DNA levels as predictors of outcome in patients with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.

Hung-Chen WangYu-Tsai LinShih-Yuan HsuNai-Wen TsaiYun-Ru LaiBen Yu-Jih SuChia-Te KungCheng-Hsien Lu

Published in: Journal of translational medicine (2019)

These results indicate JOA score performance and plasma nDNA levels reflect the severity of spinal cord injury. Therefore, the plasma nDNA assays can be considered as potential neuropathological markers in patients with acute traumatic cervical SCI.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
spinal cord
neuropathic pain
high throughput
circulating tumor
risk assessment