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, ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Researchers indicate that the Lumipulse p-tau217 assay may reduce over 50% of lumbar punctures performed for diagnosing ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap ... in your lower spine using a spinal needle. Your doctor will ensure that the needle is positioned between your spinal cord and the cord’s covering or the ...

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can temporarily or permanently disrupt critical functions, from sensation to breathing, contributing to substantial patient morbidities that are often lifelong. Researchers ...

Measuring the amount of gray matter in the spinal cord could help doctors track spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) over time and see how well treatments are working, according to a study that found ...

However, the spatiotemporal dynamics of spinal cord grey and white matter neurodegeneration above and below the injury is understudied. Methods We acquired longitudinal data from 13 traumatic and 3 ...

What was Saif's injury? The 'dural puncture with CSF leak' refers to an unintentional puncture of the dura mater, which is a membrane that encases the spinal cord and the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF.

white matter of the brain and spinal cord, characterized by primary demyelination with a variable extent of axonal loss (41). The demyelinating process is associated with activation of astrocytes ...

aDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada bDivision of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada ...