Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP). It's a neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the peripheral ...

Objective: Spinal cord ischemia due to damage or occlusion of the orifices of aortic segmental ... In 59.5% the most proximal ASA, at least unilaterally, was the third posterior intercostal artery, ...

Spinal meningitis is a potentially life-threatening condition. It occurs when an infection causes inflammation of the membranes (meninges) that surround your brain and spinal cord. Spinal ...

Two blobs between them were spacers, designed for shock absorption, and they were surrounded by chemically enhanced bone marrow that was infused to repair spinal damage and reduce his patient’s ...

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

The effect of adjunctive middle meningeal artery embolization on the risk of treatment failure in this population remains unknown. We randomly assigned patients with symptomatic chronic subdural ...

However, even the most technically sound resection can negatively affect patients following surgery, with 80%–90% of patients developing bowel dysfunction after surgery, known as low anterior ...

A spinal cord injury consists of damage to the spinal cord that results from external trauma including accidents, falls and sports-related injuries, rather than a degenerative disease. The effects ...

What is minimally invasive spinal fusion? Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure to join 2 or more bones (vertebrae) of your spine together permanently. A minimally invasive spinal fusion uses a ...

A lumbar puncture (LP), which is also called a spinal tap, is a common neurological test that's done to examine the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—the protective fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal ...