Study design: A case report of thoracic spinal cord compression in a 34-year-old male with beta-thalassemia is reported. Objectives: In patients with thalassemia, neurologic complaints should lead to ...

Any condition that puts pressure within the spinal canal causes spinal cord compression. As your spinal cord is protected by a stack of backbones called 'vertebrae', and they also hold your body ...

Your spinal cord runs all the way down from the base of the brain to the lower back. The spinal canal, which consists of tissues, cartilage, and bone, covers the spinal cord and is tasked with ...

Physical examination findings correspond to the location of the tumor, degree of cord impingement, and duration of involvement. [3] The APN should palpate the entire spine to determine whether there ...

Phase II Study of Nelarabine (compound 506U78) in Children and Young Adults With Refractory T-Cell Malignancies: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group One thousand three hundred four patients ...

Management strategies and outcomes of germ cell tumor patients with very high human chorionic gonadotropin levels. A systematic review of the literature with explicit study selection and evaluation ...

A 22-year-old nulliparous woman in her 32nd week of pregnancy was referred to our emergency department because she had been unable to walk for three days. Three weeks before admission, she had felt a ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is a chronic, progressive deterioration of osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine that is most often related to aging. Radiographic evidence of ...

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 ...

Indicators of a response to radiation therapy include pain relief and a return to baseline function or improved function. Patients may experience some relief of symptoms within a few days after ...