Disruptions of cardiovascular control following spinal cord injury are directly related to the level and degree of the injury. In the event of a complete cervical injury, the connection between the ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fast-progressing neurodegenerative disease with an average survival time of three years and no effective treatments. In ALS, motor neurons in the spinal cord, ...

There are over 15 million people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. Experimental treatments using electrical ...

Syrinx: This is the medical word for the fluid-filled cyst or bubble inside the spinal cord. Cervical spine: This means the neck region of your spine. Chiari malformation: A condition where part ...

People with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries showed improvements to their hand and arm movements after receiving a targeted form of vagus nerve stimulation. Close. Advertisement.

“The scan was pretty remarkable,” Akbari says. “The size of the syrinx was one of the largest I’ve seen. It was putting a lot of pressure on her spinal cord and nerves.” Hearing that Ruby needed brain ...

CCN is a spinal cord injury in the cervical region, causing a temporary loss of motor and sensory functions. Recovery time for CCN varies based on the severity.

The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, which is the main muscle used for breathing. High cervical spinal cord injury can affect the phrenic nerve, which means that some people need a mechanical ...

The results of the longitudinal study "Prognostic value of tissue bridges in cervical spinal cord injury" have the potential to change clinical practice.

In some instances, this is accompanied by a syrinx (cystic cavity), which is most commonly located in the cervical cord but can involve any part of the spinal cord and rarely the brainstem, as ...

The cavities in the PTS group were primarily located at the thoracolumbar level, while those in the CCJ group were located at the cervical-thoracic segment at the CCJ. The syrinx/cord ratio of the PTS ...