insel.ch Objectives Anatomical identification of the corticospinal tract (CT) and the dorsal column (DC) of the exposed spinal cord is difficult when anatomical landmarks are distorted by tumour ...

41 A large variety of inherited neurological diseases are characterised by degeneration of distal corticospinal tracts, posterior column tracts and/or spinal cord grey matter. On microscopic ...

Movement is a complex process governed by a network of neuronal circuits spread across multiple regions of the nervous system ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Brain organoids have predominated the field, but human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived models of the spinal cord are on the rise. This has required piecing together the complex interactions ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common complication for individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI), particularly those who use intermittent catheterization for bladder management.

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

A stimulus (the hammer) causes a signal to be sent via a sensory nerve to the spinal cord. From the spinal cord ... which are damaged areas of the neural pathway between the cortex and corticospinal ...