Standard Criteria Needed for Spinal Stenosis Diagnosis The nerve root sedimentation sign, seen on magnetic resonance images, can differentiate lumbar spinal stenosis from asymptomatic controls.

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica - back pain that shoots down the leg - have evidence of ...

Bulging or protruding intervertebral discs occupies the intervertebral foramen and nerve roots are compressed. The cross-sectional area of nerve root fibers is reduced, fiber bundles gathered together ...

Medically reviewed by Eva Umoh Asomugha, M.D. Myelopathy refers to a cluster of symptoms that result from spinal cord compression. This can occur when the spinal cord becomes compressed either by ...

Among disorders that cause sensory loss, the most distinctive are those that affect the sensory ganglia. These disorders are called sensory neuronopathies or sensory ganglionopathies. 1-5 The sensory ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease. An intervention, ...

Interpretation of clinical findings of BPI in newborns depends on knowledge of peripheral nervous system (PNS) structures and physiology. All nervous system structures originate from the embryonic ...

FDA advisors largely supported the regulatory approval of condoliase for nerve pain associated with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) if it can be targeted to the right patients. During Friday's meeting of ...

A facetectomy is a surgical procedure on the spine to remove one or both facet joints of a vertebra. Surgery aims to release pressure on a trapped nerve and reduce pain. Facets are bony protrusions ...

A study has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica -- back pain that shoots down the leg -- have evidence of inflammation in key areas of the nervous system. A study ...