Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal. If the canal narrows significantly, it can become too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots. This can cause pressure and ...

Spinal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the spinal canal, which contains the spinal cord and nerve roots. This narrowing compresses the spinal cord and nerve roots, resulting in symptoms.

Cervical laminectomy: To remove excessive pressure from nerve roots, your surgeon will remove a portion of the vertebral bone called the lamina to make more room for your spinal cord and spinal nerve.

The spinal cord exits the skull at the foramen magnum. Bilateral nerve roots emanate from each level above the corresponding vertebral body. For example, the C5 nerve root exits the spine at the ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is caused by arthritic changes in the osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine, which may compress spinal nerve roots, the spinal cord, or both ...

Neuroinflammation of the spinal cord and nerve roots in chronic radicular pain patients. PAIN , 2018; 159 (5): 968 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001171 Cite This Page : ...

Cervical radiculitis (cervical radiculopathy) happens when something presses up against one of the nerve roots near the top of your spine. This pressure is usually caused by a herniated or worn ...

Schwannoma: (Left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the cervical spine; (Middle) T1-weighted with gadolinium sagittal MRI of the cervical spine; (Right) T1-weighted with gadolinium coronal MRI of the neck ...

A high cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) is an injury in the upper neck between the first and fourth cervical vertebrae (C1 to C4). SCIs can damage the phrenic nerve that controls the diaphragm (the ...

The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, which is the main muscle used for breathing. High cervical spinal cord injury can affect the phrenic nerve, which means that some people need a mechanical ...