Berry was born with spina bifida, which occurs when a spinal column doesn’t close properly in utero. A neurological condition requiring lifelong care, the kitten's symptoms include diminished reflexes ...

Viral meningitis is a contagious infection that inflames the brain’s protective membranes—learn its causes, warning signs, ...

Neural foraminal stenosis causes nerve irritation and compression when the space a spinal nerve travels through narrows.

Spinal muscular atrophy type 1 is a genetic disorder that typically appears within the first six months of life, causing ...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic and hereditary disease characterized by a loss of muscle strength due to the ...

This is the part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord. The onset of GBS can be quite sudden and unexpected. It needs immediate hospitalization. It can develop over a few days. Or it ...

Moro reflex reactions on one side of the body (asymmetrical) may be due to a local injury, such as a broken collarbone, nerve damage, or a spinal cord problem. Your healthcare provider can diagnose ...

What Are the Treatments for Spinal Stenosis? Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the canal in your spinal column that affects mostly people age 50 and older. Nothing can cure it, but there are ...

Spinal stenosis surgery helps to reopen your spinal canal, the channel in your backbone that houses your spinal cord and other nerves. A doctor does the surgery when the space in the canal narrows ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs ...

Spasticity was assessed using the Modified Ashworth Scale, Tardieu Scale, Spinal Cord Assessment Tool for Spastic Reflexes, and a patient self-evaluation with a visual analog scale. Muscle atrophy was ...

Reflexology (originally called ‘zone therapy’ by its inventor) is a manual technique where pressure is applied to the sole of the patient’s foot (and sometimes also other areas such as the hands or ...