The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) was founded in 1961 as the International Medical Society of

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. It is an INGO, whose purpose is to study all problems relating to lesions of the spinal cord.

History

The International Medical Society of Paraplegia was founded in 1961. The first President was Sir Ludwig Guttmann.
In September 2001, at the General Meeting in Nottwil,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, it was agreed another name of the Society: ''The International Spinal Cord Society'' (ISCoS).

Objectives

* to study all problems relating to lesions of the spinal cord * enables scientific exchange between the members * Advice, support, promote, coordinate research, development and evaluation activities in context with spinal cord injuries worldwide * Counseling, support in the care of patients involved * Counseling, support of those responsible for education and training of medical professionals

Presidents

Members

* Full members * Associate members * Senior members * Emeritus members * Fellowship of ISCoS * Affiliated members

Affiliated members

* American Paraplegia Society (APS)Affiliated Societies
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American Spinal Injury Association The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), formed in 1973, publishes the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI), which is a neurological exam widely used to document sensory and motor impairment ...

(ASIA) * Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN) * Association Francophone Internationale des Groupes d'Animation de la Paraplégie (AFIGAP) * Australian and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society (ANZSCoS) * Chinese Association of Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons – Society of Spinal Cord Injury (CARDP – SoSCI) * Deutschsprachige Medizinische Gesellschaft für Paraplegie (DMGP) * Dutch Flemish Spinal Cord Society (DUFSCoS) * Japan Medical Society of Spinal Cord Lesions(JASCoL) * Latin American Society of Paraplegia (SLAP) * Nordic Spinal Cord Society(NoSCoS) * Romanian Spinal Cord Society (RoSCoS) * Societá Medica Italiana di Paraplegia (SoMIPAR) * Southern African Spinal Cord Association (SASCA) * Spanish Society of Paraplegia (SEP) * Spinal Cord Society – Indian Chapter * Turkish Society of Spinal Cord Diseases (TrSCD)

Journal

''SPINAL CORD'' is the monthly publication of the International Spinal Cord Society.
The Editorial Office is at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in UK. The Editor-in-Chief is Professor Lisa Harvey, University of Sydney, Australia.

References

External links

Official website
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