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 ...
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 ...
It sends send messages back and forth from the brain to muscles and soft tissues. As the spinal cord travels down the back, it is protected by the vertebral column, which is a stack of bones that hold ...
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 ...
Several studies have demonstrated that SPIO-labeled stem cells migrate into a brain or spinal cord lesion after transplantation; MRI detection was confirmed by histological analysis with iron ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.