Spinal Cord Injury (Fact sheet)

A fact sheet about spinal cord injury includes Etiology, Types, Risk Factors or causes, and Incidence & Prevalence. – The number of sources depending on what the information you find. – Please no plagiarism Etiology: Briefly describe and/or identify the cause(s) of the Spinal cord injury or atypical condition. For example, the etiology of cystic fibrosis is a genetic recessive trait. Types: Identify classifications of the spinal cord injury, if applicable. For example, the types of breast cancer are invasive, non-invasive, recurrent, and metastatic. Risk Factors or causes: Identify any variables associated with the Spinal cord injury that may increase the chance that an individual will get that disease or atypical condition. For example, risk factors for hypertension include older age, African American, and obesity. Incidence & Prevalence: Provide 1) the most recent number of diagnosed cases of the Spinal cord injury within a specific time period or the incidence in the U.S.; also provide 2) the prevalence or the total number of cases of the spinal cord injury in a population at a certain time in the U.S. And, 3) describe the typical onset of the spinal cord injury (if applicable) and the demographics of patients/clients. For example, in the United States, the incidence of schizophrenia is 1 in 4000 individuals will be diagnosed per year; the prevalence is over 2 million people will have schizophrenia in one year; the average age of onset of schizophrenia is 18 years in males and 25 years in women.