Root avulsions are high-force injuries which affect all neural elements including the anterior horn cells (7), fibers in the transitional zone and free rootlets ... manually placed to cover the ...

A novel PET technique that visualizes spinal cord injuries provides critical information about which patients may be able to ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

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, ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

More than 15 million people worldwide are living with spinal cord injury (SCI), which can affect their sensory and motor ...

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 ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

Scientists report results from a promising new approach to treat the rare neurodegenerative disorder. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder set in motion before ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the most serious complication of repairing descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, with endovascular ...

An allogeneic stem cell-derived transplant, OPC1 helps restore or increase the functional activity in SCI patients. It is tailored to replace the spinal cord cells that are either ...

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 ...