Published July 16, 2024 | Version v1
Journal article Open

The Impact of Drugs on Spinal Preparation in Humans and Animals

Description

Various drugs can influence Spinal function in both humans and animals in a significant manner, influencing sensory perception, motor control and overall neural processing. Medications namely ibuprofen and aspirin suppress the production of prostaglandins, reducing inflammation and pain signals in the Spinal cord. Drugs like lidocaine block nerve signals in specific areas of Spinal cord, numbling sensation and preventing pain transmission during medical procedures or surgeries. Drugs like succinic choline and rocuronium interfere with the transmission of signals from the Spinal cord to the skeletal muscles, inducing temporary paralysis for surgical procedures or mechanical ventilation. Psycho active substances play an important role in influencing Spinal neuro transmission. Psycho active substances include Marijuana and Hallucinogenic compounds. Finally it is concluded that the influence of drugs on Spinal preparation in humans and animals is multifaceted area of study with far_ reaching implications for medical practice and scientific research.

Files

The Impact of Drugs on Spinal Preparation in Humans and Animals -Formatted Paper.pdf

Additional details

References

  • 1. Boonpirak, N., & Apinhasmit, W. (1994). Length and caudal level of termination of the spinal cord in Thai adults. Cells Tissues Organs, 149(1), 74-78.
  • 2. Bhat, A. R., Kirmani, A. R., Wani, M. A., & Bhat, M. H. (2016). Incidence, histopathology, and surgical outcome of tumors of spinal cord, nerve roots, meninges, and vertebral column-Data based on single institutional (Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences) experience. Journal of neurosciences in rural practice, 7(3), 381.
  • 3. Bican, O., Minagar, A., & Pruitt, A. A. (2013). The spinal cord: a review of functional neuroanatomy. Neurologic clinics, 31(1), 1-18.
  • 4. Ko, H. Y., Park, J. H., Shin, Y. B., & Baek, S. Y. (2004). Gross quantitative measurements of spinal cord segments in human. Spinal cord, 42(1), 35-40.
  • 5. Mercadante, A. A., & Tadi, P. (2020). Neuroanatomy, gray matter.
  • 6. Petkó, M., & Antal, M. (2012). Propriospinal pathways in the dorsal horn (laminae I–IV) of the rat lumbar spinal cord. Brain research bulletin, 89(1-2), 41-49.
  • 7. Krotov, V., Tokhtamysh, A., Kopach, O., Dromaretsky, A., Sheremet, Y., Belan, P., & Voitenko, N. (2017). Functional characterization of lamina X neurons in ex-vivo spinal cord preparation. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 11, 342.
  • 8. Cho, T. A. (2015). Spinal cord functional anatomy. CONTINUUM: lifelong learning in neurology, 21(1), 13-35.
  • 9. Berkowitz, C. (2014). Defining a discovery: Priority and methodological controversy in early nineteenth-century anatomy. Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science, 68(4), 357-372.
  • 10. Frostell, A., Hakim, R., Thelin, E. P., Mattsson, P., & Svensson, M. (2016). A review of the segmental diameter of the healthy human spinal cord. Frontiers in neurology, 7, 238.