Changes in Body Temperature in Incomplete XXXX by Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging.

@entity1 @entity16 @entity1566
OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in the core temperature and body surface temperature in @entity1 with incomplete @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ). In incomplete @entity1566 , the temperature change is difficult to see compared with complete @entity1566 . The goal of this study was to better understand thermal regulation in @entity1 with incomplete @entity1566 . METHODS: Fifty-six @entity1566 @entity1 were enrolled, and the control group consisted of 20 healthy @entity1 . The @entity1566 were classified according to International Standards for Neurological Classification of @entity1566 . The @entity1 were classified into two groups: upper ( @entity16 or above) and lower ( @entity16 level T7 or below) SCIs. Body core temperature was measured using an oral thermometer, and body surface temperature was measured using digital infrared thermographic imaging. RESULTS: Twenty-nine @entity1 had upper @entity1566 , 27 @entity1 had lower SCIs, and 20 @entity1 served as the normal healthy @entity1 . Comparing the skin temperatures of the three groups, the temperatures at the lower abdomen, anterior thigh and anterior tibia in the @entity1 with upper SCIs were lower than those of the normal healthy @entity1 and the @entity1 with lower SCIs. No significant temperature differences were observed between the normal healthy @entity1 and the @entity1 with lower SCIs. CONCLUSION: In our study, we found thermal dysregulation in @entity1 with incomplete @entity1566 . In particular, body surface temperature regulation was worse in upper SCIs than in lower injuries. Moreover, cord injury severity affected body surface temperature regulation in @entity1566 @entity1 .
