Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

MRI of the spine revealed disc protrusions and thickening of the ligamentum flavum at Th9–10 and L2–3, resulting in spinal cord compression, along with high signal intensity in ... cord segment ...

A thorough history and a complete physical examination are necessary to differentiate SCC from other conditions. The APN must ask about the location, radiation, and duration of the pain, as well ...

A 65-year-old man presented to the ED with 1 day of acute onset mid-thoracic and low back pain, difficulty ambulating and ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

Methods We acquired longitudinal data from 13 traumatic and 3 non-traumatic spinal cord injury patients (8–8 cervical and thoracic cord injuries) within 1.5 years after injury and 10 healthy controls ...

Vertebral fractures following epileptic seizures are typically compression fractures, occurring in the mid thoracic region, usually without resultant neurological ... Our patient had residual ...

Objective: This study aimed to summarize the long-term experience of using the chimney technique in thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR ... The primary endpoints were all-cause mortality, major ...

The corresponding neuropathological findings are a diffuse, multifocal pattern of axonal loss and demyelination most severe in the cervical and thoracic spinal cord. The disease predominantly affects ...