Acute compression of the spinal cord is a devastating but treatable disorder. Diseases that cause acute spinal cord compression constitute a special category because they originate in the spinal ...

Cervical cord compression, a condition involving the spinal cord gradually becoming compressed/squeezed from wear and tear, is among the common age-related spine health issues that often affect those ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

A NUMBER of conditions, relatively common at autopsy, only rarely become of clinical importance. An example involving the nervous system is cyst of the septum pellucidum, or fifth ventricle, which can ...

Early recognition of cervical spine disorders and timely evaluation help prevent permanent neurological damage, improve ...