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 ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC), vehicle crashes are currently the leading cause of injury, followed by falls, acts of violence (primarily gunshot wounds), and ...

Only rarely, however, does such a hemangioma cause spinal-cord compression. Myelocompression by hemangioma of the cervical vertebral bodies is particularly unusual. Since early recognition and ...

Several factors can cause a spinal cord injury ... Surgical intervention: Severe spinal cord compression or instability may require procedures like decompression surgery, spinal fusion, or ...

Pinching (compression) of the nerves causes diminished sensation ... bones with spinal discs between each bone. Your spinal ...

Domestic researchers in a world first have identified the causes of congenital spina bifida ... Spina bifida is a congenital defect in which an infant's spine and spinal cord do not close or develop ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS) maintains this Information Network as a resource to promote knowledge in the areas of research, health and quality ...

[10] It is important to ask the patient whether the pain is present when he or she is lying down, because SCC, unlike strain or old injury, causes pain that is unrelieved or increased in the ...