Sensory neuron function after severe spinal cord injuries can be restored now, thanks to the researchers. Restoration of sensory function was demonstrated successfully for the first time in 2012 in a patient with severe brachial plexus avulsion injuries. It is confirmed that CNS sensory system can replace the traumatically detached original peripheral sensory connections through new neurite growth from dendrites.
It’s a long-known fact that reimplanting avulsed motor roots into the spinal cord can restore muscle function. However, sensory function cannot be recovered by reimplanting avulsed sensory roots in these injuries, because of which patients suffer agonizing chronic pain, loss of proprioceptive and exteroceptic sensation, as well as reduced muscle coordination and function. New Method For Restoration Of Sensory Function The same research group had previously developed a new…
