Neurological symptoms such as dizziness, slurred speech, a splitting headache, numbness, and others may indicate a health ...

People with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries showed improvements to their hand and arm movements after receiving a ...

The spinal cord contains circuits that control certain reflexive responses ... called support cells for neurons. In the brain, they outnumber nerve cells 10 to 1. Without glial cells, developing ...

In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas ...

researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK determined the optimal dose of red-light therapy needed to restore function and stimulate nerve cell growth in an injured spinal cord. They ...

A pinched nerve in the ... at the base of the spinal cord can cause cauda equina syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by ...

Generally speaking, these nerves control ... spinal cord and brain. Keep in mind that these are just the places of origin for the twelve nerves. Depending on the size and purpose of each nerve ...

A Swiss research center is trying to use innovative technology to help restore bodily functions for paralyzed patients—and ...

But too much narrowing can compress your nerves and cause problems. There are multiple types of spinal stenosis. They include ... to a loss of bowel or bladder control and limited mobility.

They both stem from spinal nerves in the neck ... You don't have to think about or control it in normal situations. The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle. The phrenic nerve regularly stimulates ...