In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully ...

Neurosurgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center in the U.S. have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by ...

Your spine is made up of 33 vertebrae. Each one has openings that let nerves from your spinal cord pass through to other parts of the body. When these openings, called neural foramina, get narrow ...

Glenn Collins says he sustained spinal damage after the plane he was flying crashed at the Avalon International Airshow. The plane was coming out of a loop when it hit the ground on the first ...

Robust Segmentation and Labeling of Vertebrae, Intervertebral Discs, Spinal Cord, and Spinal Canal in MRI Images Using nnU-Net and Iterative Algorithm.

Researchers in Ismael Seáñez's lab have developed a type of decoder to restore communication between the brain and the area below a spinal cord injury. Through experiments in their lab with 17 human ...

Redness spreads around the navel. The area may be tender, swollen and have a foul odor. Definition. Small round growth in center of navel after the cord falls off. It's red. Covered with clear mucus.

A few years ago, word surfaced of a This Is Spinal Tap sequel from original director Rob Reiner, who was set to get the mockumentary band back together. As a result, stars Michael McKean ...

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury are interrupted, resulting in paralysis. Because the brain ...

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury is interrupted, resulting in paralysis. Because the brain ...

Motor neurons carry impulses away from the central nervous system (made up of the brain and spinal cord) and control the movement of the body. These neurons coordinate muscle activity. Motor neurons ...