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 ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the University of Auckland in New Zealand have developed a ...

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 ...

This is the typical recovery timeline for cervical cord neurapraxia. This means that even if the injury is real (which it most likely isn’t), The Legend Killer would only be written off TV for a ...

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 ...