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A misplaced MRI found a tumor on her spine. Doctors removed it through her eye in a first-of-its-kind surgery.
Karla Flores was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. An misplaced MRI found a second, nearly inoperable, tumor on her spine.
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Surgeons bid for medical first: Removing spinal tumor through patient’s eye
A second, smaller chordoma was strangling Flores’s spinal cord near the base of the skull ... fear,” especially when another doctor has labeled a case inoperable. “Fear should ignite ...
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Anatomy and Function of the Spinal Cord
The top region of the spinal cord extends down from the medulla all the way to the lower back. Nerves: Throughout the spinal cord, there is a consistent arrangement of spinal nerves. The sensory nerve ...
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Spinal Cord Diagram stock illustrations
Backbone and vertebral column anatomy with section names. Scoliosis concept and symbol of spinal surgery. Back and lateral view isolated. Medical banner spinal cord diagram stock illustrations Human ...
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Multiple Guidance Mechanisms Control Axon Growth to Generate Precise T-shaped Bifurcation during Dorsal Funiculus Development in the Spinal Cord
The dorsal funiculus in the spinal cord relays somatosensory information to the brain. It is made of T-shaped bifurcation of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) sensory axons. Our previous study has shown that ...
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'Wraparound' implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord injuries
"Most technologies for monitoring or stimulating the spinal cord only interact with motor neurons along the back, or dorsal ... part of human anatomy in a non-invasive way. The Cambridge ...
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Synaptic circuits involving gastrin-releasing peptide receptor-expressing neurons in the dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord
1 School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom 2 Department of Anatomy, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan The superficial dorsal ...
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Neuropeptide Y-expressing dorsal horn inhibitory interneurons gate spinal pain and itch signalling
The first synapses of the pain pathway are concentrated in the superficial spinal cord dorsal horn ... The spinal dorsal horn is organized into lamina with the resident interneurons differentiated by ...
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The Anatomy of Spinal Nerves
A pinched nerve, which occurs when there is pressure on or compression of a spinal nerve, is a common issue. This article explores the anatomy of spinal ... sensory fibers in the posterior (back or ...
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Back anatomy: Bones, nerves, and conditions
This article looks at the anatomy ... and the posterior longitudinal ligament. These two ligaments connect and support the spine from the neck to the lower back. The spinal cord runs from the ...
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Spinal Cord Parenchyma Vascular Redistribution Underlies Hemodynamic and Neurophysiological Changes at Dynamic Neck Positions in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
LDF probe was attached to the stereotaxic frame and positioned in contact with the dorsal dura mater at the right side of the central vein at the C3 and C6 segmental levels of the spinal cord. Upon ...