A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) extracted the tumors, which had wrapped around the spinal cord, through the patient’s eye socket. This was the first time ...

After the tumor was removed, Dr. Vakharia rebuilt the bottom of the eye socket using a titanium plate and rebuilt the cheek with bone from the patient's hip. He said of the experience, "It was ...

They would remove the spinal tumor through her left eye socket. If the surgical path was not precise to within a few millimeters, Flores could lose all movement below the neck or suffer a fatal ...

First-in-human study of epidural spinal cord stimulation in individuals with spinal muscular atrophy. Nature Medicine , 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03484-8 Cite This Page : ...

Intradural tumours start within the spinal cord or within the covering of the spinal cord. Your doctor might also describe your tumour as intramedullary or extramedullary. Some tumours start in the ...

Your spinal cord is the tube that runs from the base of your brain to the bottom of your spine. It houses the nerves that send messages back and forth between your brain and body. Tumors can grow ...

Ian Harris receives funding from research organisations unrelated to spinal cord stimulators. He was interviewed for the Four Corners episode referred to. Adrian C Traeger receives research ...

Idiopathic musculoskeletal neck pain, trauma, tumors, and infection are additional common causes of pain in the cervical spine. Obtaining a thorough patient history is the first step in cervical ...

Meningiomas are among the commonest forms of intradural-extramedullary spinal tumors. These tumors begin in the meningeal tissues, which include the dura and other protective tissues. Around 8 in ...

There is no normal spinal parenchymal tissue, and no tumor invasion is identified. Spinal meningiomas are usually benign lesions and are mostly intradural extramedullary lesions. In rare situations, ...

Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetically inherited disorder that causes muscle weakness. Adults can get spinal muscular atrophy, but it’s rare in adults and progresses slowly. It doesn’t ...