In the diagram below, the bony spine is represented by the chimney, roof, and walls of the house connected at the foundation to the bony vertebral body. The spinal cord and nerve roots are protected ...

Thinner lines (peripheral nerves) run from the spinal cord out to all areas of the body ... oligodendrocytes and ependymal cells. Image: This diagram shows a side view, cross-section of the head, neck ...

Karla Flores was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. An misplaced MRI found a second, nearly inoperable, tumor on her spine.

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

Spinal cord stimulation can reduce pain and restore nerve function among patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries.

Doctors are reporting a rise in spinal deformities and nerve complications among young patients who initially dismiss symptoms as minor discomfort. In one recent case, a teenage boy with a year ...

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

The accessory nerve starts in the brain and separates into spinal and cranial parts. The hypoglossal nerve is a motor nerve that supplies the tongue muscles. It originates in the medulla.

A paradigm shift in the way we treat spinal injuries is now in sight, with the world's first regenerative cell therapy being ...

In this study, published in the prestigious journal Nature on May 21, individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury safely received a combination of stimulation of a nerve in the neck with ...