It is safe to carry out an MRI scan on patients with SARS providing that is conducted in a 1.5 Tesla system

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The title of this editorial page comes from the manuscript by Lopez de Heredia and is important news for those who have patients with a SARS (Brindley Finetech) under their care.The review by Illis explains that the long history of research in regeneration in the CNS centred on the site of the lesion has proved to be sterile. Mr Illis states that after a century of such research the focus should move away from the site of the lesion to the intact CNS where there is real promise of improvement of function.Zhenquan Jia et al. did an extensive review of literature over several decades and identified numerous bioactive compounds that have anti-oxidative stress benefits in animal models of SCI. They stress the importance of continued studies on bioactive compounds with reactive oxygen species-scavenging capacity in the search of effective antioxidant-based modalities for treating SCI in human subjects.