One of the most important factors responsible for axonal degeneration following spinal cord trauma is ischemia produced by cord compression. Previous studies have revealed that omental transposition upon the injured site of the spinal cord could be beneficial in the induction of partial improvement of neuroelectrical and motor function in laboratory animals. The purpose of this study is to...

one of the most important factors responsible for axonal degeneration following spinal cord trauma is ischemia produced by cord compression. previous studies have revealed that omental transposition upon the injured site of the spinal cord could be beneficial in the induction of partial improvement of neuroelectrical and motor function in laboratory animals. the purpose of this study is to veri...

Copyright © 2017 Massachusetts Medical Society. Acute compression of the spinal cord is a devastating but treatable disorder. Diseases that cause acute spinal cord compression constitute a special category because they originate in the spinal column and narrow the spinal canal. This review addresses the disorders that account for most instances of acute spinal cord compression: trauma, tumor, e...

conclusions the predictive value of the two statistically significant red flags only marginally raises the clinical suspicion of spinal cord or cauda equina compression. effective risk stratification of patients presenting to the ed with acute back pain is crucial; however, this study did not support the use of these red flags in their current form. patients and methods it was a retrospective c...

Calcification of intervertebral disc (IVD) is an uncommon but well-defined clinical syndrome in children. Despite its benign nature, occasionally, calcified nucleus pulposus can herniate into the spinal canal. We report an interesting case of calcified disc herniation in the thoracic spine. Although it resulted in cord compression and syrinx formation, it well responded to conservative manageme...

Non-traumatic injury accounts for approximately half of clinical spinal cord injury, including chronic spinal cord compression. However, previous rodent spinal cord compression models are mainly designed for rats, few are available for mice. Our aim is to develop a thoracic progressive compression mice model of spinal cord injury. In this study, adult wild-type C57BL/6 mice were divided into tw...

Neuroblastoma is a nervous system malignancy. The extension of intra-abdominal neuroblastoma to the spinal canal is a rare condition. In this case report, we present a patient with monoplegia and a huge intra-abdominal mass with intra spinal extension and cord compression.