News tagged with spinal canal

Spinal bleeding with brain injury may suggest abuse in young children

A new study found that spinal bleeding is found often in young children who are victims of abusive trauma. The findings support performing complete spine imaging for children undergoing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

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created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgical treatment within six months of lumbar disc herniation

A new study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that patients with herniated lumbar disc symptoms were significantly worse if the patients had symptoms for more than six months prior to treatment, compared to t ...

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created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Study links pollutants to a 450 percent increase in risk of birth defects

Pesticides and pollutants are related to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, according to scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and Peking ...

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created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People with paraplegia can find help in new spinal implant

Engineers have developed a new type of microchip muscle stimulator implant that will enable people with paraplegia to exercise their paralysed leg muscles.

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created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple route bone marrow stem cell injections show promise to treat spinal cord injury

Researchers from DaVinci Biosciences, Costa Mesa, California, in collaboration with Hospital Luis Vernaza in Ecuador, have determined that injecting a patient's own bone marrow-derived stem cells (autologous BMCs) directly ...

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0