A NUMBER of conditions, relatively common at autopsy, only rarely become of clinical importance. An example involving the nervous system is cyst of the septum pellucidum, or fifth ventricle, which can ...

A laminoplasty is a type of surgery used to treat spinal cord compression in your neck. Spinal cord compression can cause symptoms such as pain and stiffness in your neck, numbness in your limbs, and ...

A woman was diagnosed with crowned dens syndrome, a rare condition that causes severe neck pain that can lead to spinal cord compression, which was triggered by periodontitis treatment. The case ...

A 45-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician (PCP) with the chief complaint of low back pain (LBP) that began gradually and has worsened over the past several years. Her medical history ...

A 46 year-old woman presented with pain in the neck for several months followed by a rapidly progressive quadriparesis over two days. Schwannoma: (Left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the cervical spine; ...

If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can disrupt ...

Neck pain is often underestimated but can signal serious conditions like cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy. Early detection and treatment are crucial.

What Is Central Cord Syndrome? Central cord syndrome is a type of incomplete spinal cord condition that affects the middle portion of your spinal cord. An incomplete spinal cord syndrome affects ...