The discovery of the second chordoma, a thumb-size mass in her cervical spinal cord, meant that after undergoing a second surgery to remove the remainder of the brain tumor, Flores would still ...

Feb. 12, 2025 — Our cells constantly receive DNA damage from factors such as ultraviolet rays, irradiations, toxins and chemicals. For women, that can lead to poor egg quality, which in turn can ...

The convergent inputs to the central projection of the trigeminovascular system, the trigeminal nucleus caudalis and the C1 and C2 regions of the spinal cord, collectively known as the ...

Objectives Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) involves extrinsic spinal cord compression causing tissue injury and neurological dysfunction. Asymptomatic spinal cord compression (ASCC) is more ...

If a spinal nerve root is being irritated or pinched in the cervical (upper) spine, symptoms may include pain in the neck or between the shoulder blades that spreads down the arm into the hand or ...

The skeleton is a rigid framework of bones that forms the supporting structure of the musculoskeletal system, and also functions in movement, haematopoiesis and endocrine regulation. Skeletal ...