Quantitative MRI appears to detect subclinical tissue injury in ASCC prior to the onset of neurological symptoms and signs. These findings require further validation, but offer the intriguing ...

[2] Spinal cord compression constitutes a true emergency because the initial injury to the spinal cord ... practice serving patients with a cancer diagnosis. An APN may see patients with SCC ...

Spinal tumors in children are very rare. They can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (non cancerous). As spine tumors grow, they can put pressure on the spinal cord, resulting in neurologic symptoms.

Background: Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) is a serious condition that requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach involving care at a neurotrauma center (NTC) and specialized ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the lateral hypothalamus (LH) improves walking and promotes recovery in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), new research showed. This intervention excites ...

A differential diagnosis is a method of analyzing a patient's medical history ... Researchers believe fibromyalgia causes abnormal pain perception processing, meaning the pain becomes amplified ...

The study, which followed four patients with chronic spinal cord injuries for five years, found that two patients showed durable evidence of neurological improvement after treatment with neural ...

The study, which followed four patients with chronic spinal cord injuries for five years, found that two patients showed durable evidence of neurological improvement after treatment with neural ...

Due to the progressive nature of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) — a rare genetic disease — an early diagnosis is critical. People with SMA who receive a timely diagnosis can start treatment immediately ...

A serious condition called myelopathy can result from compression that causes injury to the spinal cord. Myelopathy is associated with increased disability ... and/or headaches. A proper diagnosis can ...

neura.edu.au Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the motor neurons in the motor cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. A combination of upper and ...