“We did a CT and we saw what appeared to be an infection that had spread from ... several vertebrae to back to relieve pressure her spinal cord. Melamed said he had “no idea” what caused ...

The Next Steps clinic in Willow Springs is providing access to the Arc-Ex device, a non-invasive device that bridges an ...

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 ...

The other half involved declines in people's health such as unexplained increased pain, infection, and tears in the lining around the spinal cord. More than 80% of the harms required at least one ...

Multiple sclerosis causes lesions to the spinal cord and other parts of the central nervous system. An MRI can detect spinal cord lesions and help diagnose and monitor the condition. Multiple ...

These also occur after spinal cord injury (SCI), opening up new avenues ... human condition and render animals more susceptible to infection. Ideally, opportunistic pathogens should be introduced ...

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Fever, antecedent infection, injury or previous episodes ... On the 7 th hospital day a laminectomy, with decompression of the cervical spinal cord, was performed. It was considered a very ...

Credit: Unsplash/ Kelly Sikkema. Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious neurological condition that impacts the ...

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system. The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from ...

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 ...

Experiencing a spinal cord injury is life-changing in nearly every aspect of a person’s well-being: physically, emotionally, and socially. The initial shock of the injury often comes with fear, ...