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 ...

Objectives Traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury produce neurodegeneration across the entire neuraxis ... On the mid-sagittal slice, the following parameters were quantified as previously ...

In addition, we investigated the effects of intermittent and switching stimulation patterns on bladder inhibition. Methods: The electrode was implanted in the dorsal horn of the S2 spinal cord.

Animal models of neuropathic pain have been used to demonstrate that changes in immune and neuroinflammatory processes occur in the course of pain chronification. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an ...

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 ...

There are no sensory symptoms. The symptoms are due to compression of the anterior horn cells. Hirayama disease is diagnosed by a cervical MRI in flexion with gadolinium. Typical findings on MRI are ...

Spinal stenosis is a condition characterized by the narrowing of the spinal canal, which houses the spinal cord and nerve roots. This narrowing can put pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots, ...

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can temporarily or permanently disrupt critical functions, from sensation to breathing, contributing to substantial patient morbidities that are often lifelong. Researchers ...

aDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada bDivision of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health ...

These mediators will stimulate specific nociceptive receptors in the spinal cord, which leads to activation of second-order neurons involved in pain processing. The outcome is allodynia to touch ...