The white matter is composed of several tracts (pathways) that travel up and down the spinal cord. Sections of the spinal cord include the following. These white matter pathways carry motor ...

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system. The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from ...

Frequent Urinary Tract Infections are common in the spinal cord injury population with an average incidence of 2-3 episodes per patient per year. Urinary tract infections are the most common cause of ...

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 ...

Here's what you can do to mitigate the risk. As we celebrate World Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day today, here is a brief history of the day for you. Read on to know what all it stands for.

Spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion stimulation are established, safe treatments for chronic pain, but they carry a high explantation risk.

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent nerves ...

Anthony Magliari has come a long way in his 15 years of rehabilitation. He suffered a spinal cord injury during a motorcycle ...

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After a devastating spinal cord injury, mice’s nerve cells balloon up in size. Some of these neurons stay swollen longer than expected and begin to die, a study published September 25 in Science ...

When I was a child I had meningitis which involved lots of intrusive procedures including a lumber puncture which is draining fluid off the spinal chord, so I had an immense fear of any needle being ...