Meningioma is the most common type of tumor that develops in the head. The tumor grows from the meninges, the membranes (thin layers of tissue) surrounding your brain and spinal cord. Most meningiomas ...

Spinal tumors in children are very rare. They can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (non cancerous). As spine tumors grow, they can put pressure on the spinal cord, resulting in neurologic symptoms.

1 Physiology Department, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2 Microbiology and Medical Zoology Department, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San ...

Using neural stem cells could help treat spinal injuries once thought to be untreatable -- a new phase 1 trial has determined this approach is safe. A Phase I clinical trial led by researchers at ...

However, in Craig Russell’s case, he was diagnosed with a meningioma, a growth that is often noncancerous that takes root in the meninges, a membrane protecting the brain and spinal cord. Dr. Suriya ...

In its explanation about meningitis online, it adds: "Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges). It can affect anyone, but is most ...