Study design: Retrospective review of consecutive cases of recurrent spinal cord and cauda equina tumours. Objectives: We sought to identify factors and conditions resulting in re-operation to treat ...

Spinal arachnoid cyst is a relatively rare disease that accounts for approximately 1% of primary spinal cord tumors; however, the widespread use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been associated ...

HUMAN males who have suffered traumatic injuries of the spinal cord and cauda equina have long been considered sterile. This study was performed to determine whether or not this assumption is true. A ...

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is the occurrence of an acute traumatic damage to the spinal cord or nerves roots within the spinal column, including the cauda equina, that results in temporary or ...

The spinal cord ends at the upper portion of the lumbar (lower back) spine. The individual nerve roots at the end of the spinal cord that provide motor and sensory function to the legs and the bladder ...

A 65 year-old man presented with a three week history of progressive paraplegia and incontinence. He had a recent diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the lung. Cauda Equina Compression: Sagittal MRI scan ...

KOCHI: “Doctor we have a situation,” I received a call from the emergency room. A lady in her late 20s was brought to me with conditions like severe back pain, weakness of both legs and was unable to ...

The spinal cord is the main conduit of information and action between the brain and the rest of the body. A spinal cord injury can damage the spinal cord itself or the nerves at its end (Cauda equina) ...

In the context of spinal cord injury, bladder dysfunction occurs when there has been damage to the any part of the nervous system that involves the pathways to and from the brain and components of the ...

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