Mangaluru: A team of doctors from the SDM Multispecialty Hospital, Ujire, performed full endoscopic intra-dural spinal tumor removal surgery and dural repair. Dr. Mahesha K (spine surgeon), Dr ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two 510(k) clearances for implants which restore the integrity of the spine in tumor and infection cases. According to the FDA documents, the ...

Softball player no longer has feeling or movement below the waist following surgery to remove a tumor from her spine.

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 ...

It is used to diagnose neurological conditions such as a brain tumor, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), and spinal muscular atrophy. The Neurological and Cognitive Examination Primary ...

Mechtler LL, Nandigam K: Spinal cord tumors: new views and future directions. Neurol Clin 2013; 31: 241–68 CrossRef MEDLINE 2. Samartzis D, Gillis CC, Shih P, O‘Toole JE, Fessler RG ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

Thickening of a ligament in the back and bulging discs may also cause spinal stenosis. Other causes of spinal stenosis include trauma, tumors, and infections. Factors that may increase a person's risk ...

A new study led by researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that adults with newly diagnosed sciatica ...

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Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be ...

Research indicates that targeting the KCNB2 gene, associated with potassium channels, could improve treatments for medulloblastoma, a common malignant brain tumor in children.