The spinal cord bladder and bowel reflex arc is damaged in patients with injuries to the cauda equina, lumbar and sacral segments below the conus medullaris. Patients do not typically transition to an ...

Hyperrelexic, overactive or spastic bladder or bowels occur with spinal cord injury at or above T12. The primary characteristic of this type of injury is increased organ spasms. The UMN bladder may ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball ...

These techniques allowed them to label specific neuron populations in the mouse spinal cord based on their activity while selectively activating or silencing these groups of neurons. Nocifensive ...

There are many different types of neurons, and they all have special functions in the brain, spinal cord, and muscles that ...

Aweekly drug treatment strengthens neural connections and enhances neuron regeneration in mice with ... descending and ascending axons coming from the motor cortex in the brain and from the spinal ...

This is the first time spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a severe motor neuron disease ... disorder that affects nerve cells in ...

Spinal cord surgery to restore motor trajectories ... response from their motor neurons (the F-response). The motor neuron response from peripheral nerve stimulation on the unaffected side ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. A reflex action follows this general sequence and does not involve the conscious part of the brain. This is why the ...

National Football League Hall of Famer Steve McMichael has died at the age of 67 after battling with ALS .According to CBS ...