The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other ...

The diagnosis of spinal cord lymphoma is often delayed due to the high risks associated with a spinal cord biopsy, the rarity of the disease, and the lack of specificity of its clinicoradiological ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease.

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow ...

Jay Simpson's family and community are surrounding him in love after the little boy sustained a serious spinal surgery on Christmas Day.

or if your back pain is due to a fall or an accident. These symptoms and situations may signal a potentially serious problem, such as a fracture or cauda equina syndrome, where nerves at the base of ...

MS occurs when the immune system attacks the myelin that protects the nerve fibers in the ... ahead of time if you have: A lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap, is sometimes used in the ...