[2] Spinal cord compression constitutes a true emergency because the initial injury to the spinal cord will lead to permanent loss of neurologic function if the pressure of the tumor on the cord ...

Symptoms may develop suddenly or gradually and may include pain or stiffness in the neck or back, balance issues, or a ...

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has been at the forefront of spine care, and recently a team partnered with Thomas Jefferson University Hospita ...

Every time you bend your neck and for every inch you bend, it can double or triple the load on the cervical spine. The nerves ...

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Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) have made a remarkable ...

Bourguignon, Lukas et al. systematically review the effect of drugs commonly administered after traumatic spinal cord injury on the neurological recovery in both animal studies and humans.

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However, it may be necessary to repair damaged bones, replace bone marrow, or treat spinal cord compression. Surgery to treat compression of the spinal cord is an emergency treatment. Other ...

Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns talked to a neurosurgeon at UPMC about the connection between the brain and spinal cord and when ...

Physical examination findings correspond to the location of the tumor, degree of cord impingement ... and thus may indicate beginning neurologic injury, the prompt treatment of which will result ...