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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This timeline spotlights key moments in the evolution of spine-tingling Gothic stories. This article is intended as a teacher-mediated learning resource. Please note that, as the title suggest ...

The UAB-SCIMS offers a series of Fact Sheets on selected topics related to SCI. Some Fact Sheets are products of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS).

The electronic implants wirelessly transmit his thoughts to his legs and feet via a second implant on his spine. The system is still at an experimental stage but a leading UK spinal charity called ...

Spinal, epidural, or caudal anesthesia anesthetizes ... it regresses from the highest dermatome in a caudad direction. Regional anesthesia usually lasts for several hours but may be injected ...

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Pete Cronin/Redferns/Getty Though now considered a cult classic, it turns out that This Is Spinal Tap was not an easy movie to make. The 1984 favorite, which stars ...

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) with electrodes placed over S2-S4 dermatomes has been shown to lead toward a subjective improvement ...