The back must be examined for cutaneous lesions or an asymmetric gluteal cleft, which can indicate the presence of an occult spinal dysraphism. As there are no specific manifestations in the ...

The lower back is inspected for scoliosis as well as stigmata of occult spinal dysraphism, such as sacral dimple, hair tuft, hemangioma, or lipoma. The coccyx should also be examined for evidence ...

The system is still at an experimental stage but a leading UK spinal charity called it "very encouraging". "I feel like a toddler, learning to walk again," Mr Oskam told the BBC. He can also now ...

Luke’s Medical Center. At Texas Children’s, the resident works with six faculty neurosurgeons and has primary operative responsibility for a wide range of pediatric neurosurgical cases, including ...

Doctors use the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury when determining the classification of injuries. If there is ...

Australian researchers are about to launch a human trial to treat spinal cord injury by transplanting cells from the noses of paralysed patients into the damaged area. Griffith University ...

A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers. It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to ...

Anthony Magliari has come a long way in his 15 years of rehabilitation. He suffered a spinal cord injury during a motorcycle ...

She was 45. An inquest into her death heard that Miss Savage was born with a number of complex needs, including spinal dysraphism - a congenital condition when the spine does not form properly at ...

Letter to the Editor on "Strategy for Accurate Diagnosis by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Focal Liver Lesions in Patients Not at High Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma". Multisample Ultrasound ...

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Pete Cronin/Redferns/Getty Though now considered a cult classic, it turns out that This Is Spinal Tap was not an easy movie to make. The 1984 favorite, which stars ...