[2] Spinal cord compression constitutes a true emergency because the initial injury to the spinal cord will lead to permanent loss of neurologic function if the pressure of the tumor on the cord ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

A brief application of the hydrophilic polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) swiftly repairs nerve membrane damage associated with severe spinal cord injury in adult guinea pigs. A two-minute application ...

A Lincoln doctor who suffered a spinal cord injury now leads a spinal cord injury unit, and tries to be open with his patients about his own injury while helping ...

A fundraiser has now been set up by Anna Godfrey to help Lucas with medical costs, therapy and other expenses which may be ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a condition affecting the central nervous system characterized by both motor and sensory impairment. SCI causes lipid accumulation in the form of lipid droplets, which may ...

A pinched nerve in the lower back results from pressure on the nerve roots that exit from the spinal cord. This results ... treatment focuses on reducing compression to relieve pain.

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

The spine is an incredible structure- the one that sustains movement, stability, and well-being, supports the head, safeguards the spinal cord ... bulge can cause the compression of nearby ...

Physical examination findings correspond to the location of the tumor, degree of cord impingement ... and thus may indicate beginning neurologic injury, the prompt treatment of which will result ...