It usually stems from an infection, leading to symptoms such as a stiff neck, fever, and severe headache. There are vaccines ...

Small-vessel and medium-to-large-vessel inflammatory involvement characterize two subsets ... Seizures, intracerebral ...

including the inflammation in the spinal cord. Corticosteroids also reduce the immune system's activity, which can be beneficial, as there is some research indicating there might be an autoimmune ...

Treatment of spinal cord injuries starts with restraining the spine and controlling inflammation to prevent further damage. The actual treatment can vary widely depending on the location and ...

David Julius and Wendy Yue have discovered a natural mechanism that could help reduce scarring after a spinal cord injury.

Losing your ability to walk due to drunk driving is not only traumatic but also extremely expensive. Furthermore, it's best ...

Like a sunflower always reaching forthe sun, Nguyen Thi Cam Nhung, a woman suffering from a rare spinal cord inflammation, ...

I had an MRI and that revealed inflammation of a large section of my spinal cord from C2-T1." Sarah Todd Hammer pictured before the paralysis on the left, and in hospital in April 2010.

A study on mice demonstrates that engineered immune cell therapy safeguards damaged neurons. Severe spinal cord injuries harm ...

This is the story of Soot and Shepard, two male cats born to the same litter and adopted by a loving family. Tragically, Soot ...

Canines with wobbler syndrome will exhibit a “wobble” in their gait, hence the disease’s name. These dogs will experience ...