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

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease.

Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow down your overall risk here.

[s5] A diffuse gadolinium enhancement of the lumbosacral nerve roots and cauda equina could be found ... length or at specific levels, notably at the cervical levels.56 57 This is despite spinal cord ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably. Approximately 90% are squamous cell carcinomas, and the remaining 10% are ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.

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Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord strengthened the muscles of three people with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare motor neuron disease.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed long segment hyperintensity in the thoracic spinal cord from T2 to 10 level on sagittal ... The examinations of cranial nerves and upper extremities were normal ...

The slow development of symptoms leads many patients to adapt to declining health without noticing the underlying deficiency, Shelley warned. She noted: "The most common symptom of a vitamin B12 ...