Open AccessInfluences and consequences resulting in addictions in general and to chronic alcoholism, especially for patients with spinal cord injury
Author(s) -
Simona-Isabelle Stoica,
I Tănase,
Gelu Onose
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
balneo and prm research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2734-8458
pISSN - 2734-844X
DOI - 10.12680/balneo.2021.432
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord , audit , spinal cord injury , neurosurgery , medullary cavity , addiction , anesthesia , psychiatry , management , economics
Spinal cord injury can be a cause of severe disability, with important consequences at the individual and social levels. Causes are often produced by falls or road accidents; and addictions (particularly chronic ethylism) also increase the risk of vertebral-medullary lesions.Materials and Methods: With with the approval of the TEHBA Ethics Commission (no.17464/14.06.2019), we used specific tests (DASS-21, MOS SF-36, SMAST, AUDIT, CAGE, AIS) and we questioned a group of patients admitted to the THEBA Neuro-Muscle Recovery Clinic after being treated in the Spinal Neurosurgery Service for acute and subacute vertebral medullary trauma. Results: We evaluated the link between addictions (especially ethanol), the risk of spinal cord injury, and the underlying subacute evolution of patients with this pathology.Conclusions: Substance abuse (especially ethanol) increases the risk of spinal cord injury and is a serious public health problem.Keywords: SCI, DASS-21, MOS SF-36, AUDIT, CAGE, SMAST, Neuromuscular Recovery