Researchers looked at the dream reports of 15 people who were either born with paraplegia or had it later in life (because of a spinal-cord injury).

研究者调查了15位先天或后天瘫痪(因为脊椎损伤)的人的梦境报告。

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The scientists say their findings could also have implications for understanding the same fundamental mechanism in spinal cord injury, stroke and multiple sclerosis.

科学家们声称，他们的发现还有助于认识脊髓损伤、中风和多发性硬化的相同的基本原理。

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Assessment of functional ability is main item of outcome measure in patients with spinal cord injury.

功能能力评定是脊髓损伤患者功能结局评定的主要项目之一。

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Prof Courtine said he was optimistic patient trials would begin in "a year or two" at Balgrist University Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Centre in Zurich.

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The lead company developing the cells as treatments, Geron, just recently started the very first trial of embryonic stem cells in humans, to treat spinal cord injury.

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"Overall I'm very optimistic and I think this is a good first step in the direction of allowing some research to move forward, " said Dr. John McDonald, director of the Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

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