Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of ... Treatment includes administration of corticosteroids, radiation therapy, surgery, and chemotherapy. Nurses should watch for early symptoms ...

The goal of surgery is to relieve pressure on the spinal cord by decompressing the spinal canal. There are two main approaches to surgery: the posterior approach, in which a portion of the posterior ...

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

A 36-year-old woman from Karaikal, who had been suffering from lower back pain for three years along with constant pain in her right leg, has regained mobility following a spine surgery at Karaikal ...

“The doctors failed to recognize that her spinal cord ... or a compression of the spine that was disrupting her spinal nerves, according to the lawsuit. She underwent emergency surgery, and ...

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

The lower region of the brain is continuous with the spinal cord. The spinal nerves emerge ... home carers will also be necessary following surgery. Recovery from a foraminotomy varies, and ...

Surgical options for degenerative disk disease include: Decompression surgery, such as a laminectomy or diskectomy, relieves ...

This is typically the case with large malformations, complex malformations, asymptomatic malformations or malformations in critical areas of the spinal cord making them high risk for surgery. Figure ...

This study assessed the long-term outcome of spinal cord surgery undertaken on the patient, focusing on the restored hand function and related cortical activity. The study follows on from previous ...

He underwent a prostatectomy 9 months before presentation, and has done well since his surgery until the advent of these present complaints. When asked to walk, Mr. B does so unsteadily ...