Syringomyelia causes spinal cord cysts that can lead to pain numbness and muscle weakness Read ahead to know the diagnosis ...

At 61, Sean Fischer's mother was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's after decades of worsening symptoms - until a spinal dye scan ...

Growing older brings many health concerns, and among them, memory loss linked to dementia is a pressing issue. With the ...

Cervical myelopathy can be caused by a number of conditions that result from spinal cord compression. Some relatively common causes are severe cervical spondylosis (osteoarthritis of the spine) − this ...

Spinal cord stimulation has been used for more than 50 years treat a variety of chronic pain conditions. Advances in technology and cost effectiveness have made this treatment a viable option to ...

It cushions the brain and spinal cord, provides nutrients and removes waste products. Despite its importance, problems related to CSF often go unnoticed until something goes wrong. Recently, ...

Cerebrospinal fluid samples were collected from all participants through a spinal tap. Researchers then used a highly sensitive technique known as aptamer-based proteomics to measure the levels of ...

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the global clinical trial to treat spinal cord injury (SCI), which is ...

Regeneration of neural tissue is limited following spinal cord injury (SCI). Successful regeneration of injured nerves requires the intrinsic regenerative capability of the neurons and a suitable ...

Singer Billy Joel has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, leading to concert cancellations. Discover how this ...

New leads for spinal cord injury: Mapping spinal-projecting neurons in the brain Jan 25, 2024 Researchers develop new method for specializing and purifying human stem cells into interneurons ...

Radboudumc researchers Kirsten van Abeelen, Edwin Ardiansyah, Sofiati Dian, Vinod Kumar, Reinout van Crevel and Arjan van Laarhoven used metabolomics to study cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples ...