Cervical myelopathy results from compression of the spinal cord in the neck (cervical area of the spine). Symptoms of cervical myelopathy may include problems with fine motor skills, pain or stiffness ...

It has an insidious course where patients can plateau in their symptoms, but overall, it is a progressive condition. Cervical myelopathy can be caused by a number of conditions that result from spinal ...

What is spinal decompression surgery? Spinal decompression surgery is performed to relieve symptoms related to compression of the spinal cord or its roots, which may include back or neck pain and ...

Diseases involving the spinal cord include a heterogeneous group of abnormalities, including those of inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, vascular, metabolic, and traumatic origin. Making the ...

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the global clinical trial to treat spinal cord injury (SCI), which is ...

Primary SCI is a direct injury that shows destruction of spinal cord structure and contents caused by traction, shearing and compression from external forces. A series of complex and interrelated ...

What is an acute spinal cord injury? Your spine is made of many bones called vertebrae. Your spinal cord runs downward through a canal in the center of these bones. The spinal cord is a bundle of ...

Researchers demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries ... with a pivotal trial -- the final hurdle on the road to potential Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval ...

It is a malignant tumor of the connective tissue. 37 In a large series of 2,259 solid malignant tumors in children, 5% (112 patients) developed spinal epidural metastases with cord compression during ...