To explore the role of brain and spinal cord MRI features in differentiating patients with suspected central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory diseases.Prospective data from 125 patients undergoing ...

A Swiss research center is trying to use innovative technology to help restore bodily functions for paralyzed patients—and ...

Each year, thousands of adults are diagnosed with tumors that form in the brain or spinal cord. These tumors can affect everything from how we move and think to how we feel each day. While not all ...

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury is interrupted, resulting in paralysis. Because the brain ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI — Everyday tasks like brushing teeth or getting dressed can become challenges for people living with spinal cord injuries. But researchers at the University of Cincinnati are working on a ...

A Kentucky woman is suing Medtronic and the FDA alleging that the devicemaker’s spinal cord stimulator made her pain worse and that the agency didn’t diligently review updates to the implant. Angela ...

A life-changing therapy being used at a small rehabilitation clinic in suburban Chicago is giving new hope to people with spinal cord injuries. Next Steps Chicago in Willow Springs is a non-profit ...

Among other things, they can make vacuuming a floor of your home far easier if you don’t have to unplug and replug the machine in every time you run out the vacuum’s cord. But extension cords are ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests. In mouse experiments, scientists ...