Cancers that spread to the spine move to the bone marrow of the vertebral column by way of blood vessels. Spinal cord compression can also occur through direct tumor extension, which is frequently ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

Spinal fusion surgery to fuse a severely slipped vertebra with the vertebra below it and restore stability to the spinal column. Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) procedure. Most of our ...

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 ...

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 ...

However, benefit was again transient, and after 7 months, she experienced severe symptoms recurrence. A new brain MRI confirmed the diagnosis of SIH (figure 1A and B; Bern score 6); a spinal column ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...

In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

Showcase your company news with guaranteed exposure both in print and online 25 years ago, Denver's economy thrived on IT, real estate & oil. DBJ will kick… Be Inspired! Meet Your Mentor! Make ...

Three early-career researchers thrown together on Sable Island, a treeless island in the North Atlantic, think others can learn from their experiences.