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Living with Spinal cord Injury for forty years in Nigeria: The report of Triumphs and Travails of an Indomitable Woman

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Background: Spinal cord injury was a common disastrous condition seen globally. Survival may be cut-short by numerous complications attributable to the injury. Case presentation: we recorded a 55-year-old female university lecturer who had survived complete thoracic spinal cord injury for four decades and narrated challenges and successes she experienced over the span of forty years with spinal cord injury in Nigeria. Conclusion: This report outlined a rare case of four decades survival and significant educational and developmental achievements recorded in a spinal cord injured person.

Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SCIENCE AND MEDICAL RESEARCH

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18691659

Authors: Aliyu, Muhammad Koko, Amina, Rahma Audu

Institutions: Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Federal University Gusau

Language: English

Topic: Spinal Cord Injury Research

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7130582015

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