The 12 dermatomes associated with the thoracic nerves include ... especially useful in determining the location of damage in spinal cord injuries. Healthcare providers test one dermatome at ...

Mitchell, in 1831, initially identified a destructive arthropathy associated with diseases involving peripheral nerves ... and upper thoracic spine showing syrinx (arrow) in spinal cord.

It’s divided into 31 segments. Each segment has many sets of nerves that exit the spinal cord: eight cervical sets, 12 thoracic, five lumbar, five sacral, and one coccygeal nerve. Damage to the ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

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, ...

This summer, Geron Corporation of Menlo Park, California, will begin treating ten patients who have suffered a complete thoracic-level spinal cord injury ... and nerve growth–stimulating properties.

He sustained severe injuries to the thoracic spinal cord, with a knife lodged in the spine. Emergency surgery was performed to remove the knife and repair the leaking spinal fluid. Additionally ...

Saif Ali Khan attack update: Doctor confirms actor’s condition is stable; says, “He sustained major injury to the thoracic spinal cord” What did the doctor have to say on Saif Ali Khan’s ...