Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

If your MRI doesn't show enough evidence to confirm a diagnosis of MS, your healthcare provider may do a lumbar puncture and/or visual evoked ... Also referred to as a spinal tap, lumbar punctures can ...

Blackburn was placed on the injured list in late August after taking a comebacker off his wrist. Prior to the postseason, the Mets placed Blackburn on the 60-day IL with a spinal fluid leak.

Realizing a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of olfactory cell nerve bridges to treat chronic spinal cord injury. Since the passing of ...

“With more than 20,000 Australians living with spinal cord injury, and another 300 or more people having spinal cord injury each year, now is the time to translate this therapy into the clinic,” ...

After falling to the ground on the sideline, Newman was placed on a spinal board and carted off the field. He is on his way to the hospital for evaluation and has been ruled out for the rest of ...

Australian researchers are about to launch a human trial to treat spinal cord injury by transplanting cells from the noses of paralysed patients into the damaged area. Griffith University ...

Anthony Magliari has come a long way in his 15 years of rehabilitation. He suffered a spinal cord injury during a motorcycle ...

While a variety of tests may be done as part of the diagnostic process, only a lumbar puncture (LP) can confirm meningitis. Also known as a spinal tap, this is an invasive but largely safe procedure ...

“The guys making Spinal Tap saw an early version of our film and added a sequence where the band can’t find their way to [the stage from] their dressing room,” Crowe says over Zoom from ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) might be performed to analyze the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. During this procedure, a healthcare provider carefully places a ...