The Chiari I malformation is a congenital abnormality characterised by downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum into the cervical spine. It presents clinically most ...

Several autopsy series have been reported 1,2 in which detailed search of the spine discloses the frequency ... of speech was present. The cranial nerves were normal, and tests of co-ordination ...

The neck contains many muscles, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels that can be damaged by cracking. A forceful neck-cracking technique (also called spinal manipulation) can also affect the joints ...

so loss of neck movement can indicate a spinal cord injury. "If the spinal cord is injured, nerve signals that govern movement and sensation can be interrupted, resulting in stiffness, weakness ...

This musculoskeletal condition is linked to excessive screen time and can cause persistent neck pain, stiffness, and, in severe cases, nerve damage. TNS occurs when people spend long hours looking ...

Second, a cervical injury, which is higher up and somewhat closer to the brain but still in the spinal cord. Finally, an intracortical injury, which is extremely close to the nerve cell bodies, is ...

Occipital neuralgia is a rare kind of headache that arises in the neck before spreading up to the head, face, and eyes. These headaches occur due to irritation and compression of the occipital nerve ...

Our case involved severe demyelination and infiltration of inflammatory cells in the peripheral regions of the circumference of the entire spinal cord, from the cervical to the sacral cord, as well as ...

Significant progress has been made in the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI ... A recent study from our group convincingly demonstrated the plasticity of cervical neural circuits involved in the ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal column that causes nerves to become compressed. It can cause pain, numbness, and tingling in your neck or lower back. Mild symptoms can be treated with ...