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 ...

Introduction Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is a medical emergency, prompt management is required to preserve neurological function. A retrospective audit of MSCC management in the Mid ...

Background Early detection of malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) is essential to minimise the severe consequences arising from this condition (Macdonald, Lynch, Garbett et al., 2019. JR Coll.

1 It has been suggested that a dorsal location of the bleeding, as in the present case, is more likely to cause severe spinal cord compression, but this has not been proved.2 Although spinal ...

Anatomy of the spine and the mechanics of spinal stenosis The spinal cord extends from the base of the brain and enters the spinal canal – a protective space inside the bony portions of the spine. The ...

Objectives Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) involves extrinsic spinal cord compression causing tissue injury and neurological dysfunction. Asymptomatic spinal cord compression (ASCC) is more ...

This was performed the same day, and reported to show evidence of spinal cord compression as a result of a delayed diagnosis ... She continues to suffer from persistent back pain, severe weakness in ...

Objectives & Background To determine whether the Emergency Department (ED) could effectively identify patients with suspected cauda equina or cord compression who warranted ... 7/34 had either cauda ...

Results: Patients with severe hypervascularity experienced more mean blood ... patients were diagnosed with metastatic spinal cord compression, (2) patients were treated with decompression and spine ...

Spinal stenosis develops when the spaces within the spine begin to narrow, exerting pressure on the spinal cord as well ... Leg Weakness: Severe nerve compression can lead to neurological weakness ...

We propose to utilize human neural stem cells to form neuronal relays across sites of severe SCI, restoring function across the site of spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects ...