Spinal stenosis refers to narrowing of the spinal canal or tunnel that houses the neural elements (nerves) that travel along the spinal column. The narrowing can be central stenosis ... with lumbar ...
The IVC starts in the lower back where the right and left common iliac veins (two major leg veins) have joined together. It runs under the abdominal cavity along the right side of the spinal column ...
Cancers that spread to the spine move to the bone marrow of the vertebral column by way of blood vessels. Spinal cord compression can also occur through direct tumor extension, which is frequently ...
The abducens nerve emerges from the brainstem, which sits low in the back of your brain and connects to the spinal column. It moves the eye outward (abduction) so you can look to the side. The ...
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...
Bourguignon, Lukas et al. systematically review the effect of drugs commonly administered after traumatic spinal cord injury on the neurological recovery in both animal studies and humans.
Professor St John said scans would be used to build a 3D replica of a patient's spinal column and injured spinal cord, allowing surgeons to prepare for the transplant surgery. A small biopsy is ...