Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

New diagnostic criteria combining clinical history, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, and neuroimaging have been proposed to improve the diagnosis of spontaneous spinal cord infarction (SCI).

A 53 year-old man developed the acute onset of tetraplegia. On exam, he had paralysis of the tongue and flaccid weakness of all four extremities. Sensation to pinprick was absent below the neck, but ...

In a tragic turn of events, beloved New York troubadour Jesse Malin experienced a rare spinal cord infarction which has left him paralyzed from the waist down. Less than two months ago, on the last ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

“I am sorry to inform you that Michael Kelcourse, affectionately known as 'Michael The Butler', recently suffered an acute spinal cord infarction which is often called a 'spinal cord stroke.' Although ...

What is the anatomy of the spinal cord? The human spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nerve tissue that is protected by the spinal column and composed of uniformly organized white and grey ...