Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD The meninges of the brain and spinal cord are three layers of membranes: the dura mater, arachnoid mater ...

Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns talked to a neurosurgeon at UPMC about the connection between the brain and spinal cord and when ...

causing spinal cord compression. Meningeal carcinomatosis is the spread of cancer cells throughout the meninges and CSF. This ...

At the hospital an emergency GP told Laila they suspected bacterial meningitis - a life-threatening infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges).

They breach the meninges to infect the fluid running into the spinal cord. One clear, early symptom is a stiff, sore neck. The meninges and brain start to swell, putting pressure on essential nerves.

The infection can spread to the meninges, a protective layer of tissue that pads your brain and spinal cord. This layer expands when fighting the infection. However, while it is protecting your ...

These tumors start in your meninges, which are the tissues that cover and protect your brain and spinal cord. As meningiomas grow, they can put pressure on your brain tissues, cranial nerves ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

New research shows that stimulation of the lumbosacral vertebrae region significantly elevated low blood pressure, unlike cervical or upper thoracic stimulation.

Bourguignon, Lukas et al. systematically review the effect of drugs commonly administered after traumatic spinal cord injury on the neurological recovery in both animal studies and humans.

Laila Simnett was in her second week at university when she started feeling unwell. But she had no idea how serious things ...

Kessler Foundation researchers published new findings on neuromodulation in individuals with high-level spinal cord injury (SCI) using spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation (scTS). This promising ...