Patient's question:
My brother is 37 years old this year. He had an accident a few days ago and now has injured his spinal cord. I want to ask you, doctor, can spinal cord injuries be treated? How should it be treated? I heard from others that it is very difficult to treat in this condition, so I want to see what the doctor's advice is like.Doctor's answer:
Hello! Based on the symptoms you described, the car accident injury has caused a secondary spinal cord injury. The severity of the spinal cord injury needs to be assessed. If it is a mild spinal cord injury leading to spinal cord edema, this condition is relatively easy to treat. It can be managed through bed rest and the use of medications that affect the spinal cord. If it is a transverse spinal cord injury, this situation can only be treated symptomatically.