Since CSF is essential for maintaining integrity of the brain and spinal cord, its leakage poses serious health ... behind CSF leaks that need immediate attention are: Trauma: The dura mater, the ...

Most scientists accept that it involves activation and sensitization of the trigeminovascular system, which includes the sensory peripheral projections to the pain-producing dura mater ...

Conclusion: From an anatomical perspective, it is feasible to anastomose the healthy side C7 nerve with the affected side root fibers in the dorsal bundle of the spinal cord after cutting off the dura ...

CSF is a fluid that flows through and surrounds the brain and spinal cord made up of the same components ... allowing CSF to leak through the outermost dura mater. When this occurs around the brain ...

Australian researchers are about to launch a human trial to treat spinal cord injury by transplanting cells from the noses of paralysed patients into the damaged area. Griffith University ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

That chair opened doors for me that I never thought I’d get back Dr Éimear Smith, a consultant in rehabilitative medicine in the National Rehabilitation and Mater hospitals, says spinal cord ...