A doctor warned against giving careless massages after a wife's neck rub left her husband paralysed. The patient 54, had asked his spouse for a rubdown to relieve the ache in his neck and shoulders.

In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully ...

Myelopathy refers to a cluster of symptoms that result from spinal cord compression. This can occur from trauma, inflammation, tumors, or the aging-related degeneration of the spine. Spinal cord ...

Background A1 hypoplasia is associated with anterior communicating artery (AcomA) aneurysms, but optimal imaging follow-up timing remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether concomitant ...

Imaging shows regeneration of sensory axons four weeks after a spinal cord injury in an adult mouse injected with PDGF-BB at the lesion site. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Capitalizing on the flexibility of ...

Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and three membranes (meninges) surrounding your brain and spinal cord. The symptoms of viral and bacterial meningitis can be similar in the beginning.

Scientists at UC San Diego are looking into the body's healing mechanisms for clues on recovery from spinal cord injury. A new study by researchers in the Department of Neurobiology (School of ...

In the circle of Willis, the anterior arteries supply blood and oxygen to the front of the brain, and the posterior arteries are responsible for supplying blood and oxygen to the back of the brain.

“I spoke to one of his family members and he damaged his neck somehow and it’s affecting his spinal cord and some of the things that operate your speech and your legs,” Stone said of the 55 ...

Sometimes one of the arteries is missing, usually the left one. If your umbilical cord only has one artery, it increases your risk for fetal anomalies. Single umbilical artery risks. Single-artery ...