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 ...

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 ...

A 46 year-old woman presented with pain in the neck for several months followed by a rapidly progressive quadriparesis over two days. Schwannoma: (Left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the cervical spine; ...

A pinched nerve in the upper back occurs when force or pressure irritates a nerve in this part of the body. Nerves make up the “wiring” system that carries messages between the brain and the rest of a ...

Spastic limb paralysis due to injury to a cerebral hemisphere can cause long-term disability. We investigated the effect of grafting the contralateral C7 nerve from the nonparalyzed side to the ...

What is the anatomy of the spinal cord? The human spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nerve tissue that is protected by the spinal column and composed of uniformly organized white and grey ...

It seems logical when we feel pain it’s because something is not right in that area. For example, you smash your finger with a hammer, it’s your finger that hurts, not your foot. There are some ...

The specialist: Co-director of the Mount Sinai Neurosurgery Spine Program, Tanvir Choudhri specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery with a special focus on the cervical spine. He performs ...

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Bennie W. Chiles III, M.D., F.A.A.N.S., F.A.C.S. Q. What exactly is spinal stenosis? A. The word stenosis has both Latin and Greek origins, and in medical terms refers to narrowing of any body passage ...