Spinal anesthesia to the level of the 5th thoracic dermatome was obtained with Pontocaine and glucose. Postoperatively, the patient complained of backache. Before she left the hospital a note was ...

The reference standard was set to be disc herniation causing impingement (compression and/or dislocation) of a spinal nerve root ... the possible dermatome distribution of the pain, the presence ...

Doctors use the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury when determining the classification of injuries. If there is ...

Clinical Trial for Treating Spinal Cord Injury Using Olfactory Cell Nerve Bridges Oct. 22, 2024 — Realizing a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and safety of the ...

The spine's critical functionalities include movement, stability, and protection of the spinal cord while common spinal conditions such as herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal ...

Bourguignon, Lukas et al. systematically review the effect of drugs commonly administered after traumatic spinal cord injury on the neurological recovery in both animal studies and humans.

A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers. It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to ...

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system. The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from ...

The Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine Thoracic Surgery (Independent) Fellowship Program has a pioneering tradition and a continuing spirit of innovation in cardiothoracic surgery. The ...

Anthony Magliari has come a long way in his 15 years of rehabilitation. He suffered a spinal cord injury during a motorcycle ...

The Thoracic Surgery Clinic at Baylor Medicine’s Lung Institute in Houston, Texas, specializes in the care and treatment of patients with benign and malignant disorders of the chest cavity (thorax).

In thoracic surgery, our faculty members are renowned for their experience in video thoracoscopy, emphysema surgery, and their surgical expertise in benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. Our ...