Up to 26% percent of people over the age of 64 may have cervical stenosis despite not having any symptoms. The spinal cord is an important part of the central nervous system that carries signals ...

A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

Toward the bottom of the brain are more primitive structures, including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill ... and sense organs in the head, neck, and upper body.

Volkmann and colleagues (2014) aimed to ascertain whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) would be effective for cervical dystonia cases that prove refractory to standard therapies. The authors ...

Consequences of this type of neck trauma can include stroke, brain damage, spine damage or death ... arteries primarily supply blood to the brain stem, the cerebellum, and the occipital lobe.

It sends messages from your brain to the rest of your body and helps you respond to changes inside and around you. Your brain, spinal cord ... passes through your neck. Your vagus nerve is ...

The route of spread to the brain from cervical cancer is hematogenous. However, the presence of intravascular tumor cells in the cerebral circulation does not always lead to the development of ...

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN)-- For the first time in the United States, stem cells have been directly ... of specific nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons, which control muscle ...

His MRI showed no signs of stroke in the upper brain, and both his cervical and lumbar spine appeared normal ... doctors are ...