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, prostate ...

Study design: A case report of thoracic spinal cord compression in a 34-year-old male with beta-thalassemia is reported. Objectives: In patients with thalassemia, neurologic complaints should lead to ...

Any condition that puts pressure within the spinal canal causes spinal cord compression. As your spinal cord is protected by a stack of backbones called 'vertebrae', and they also hold your body ...

Early surgical intervention for asymptomatic cervical spinal cord compression only has modest quality of life improvements while having variable cost-effectiveness, according to a study in the June ...

Phase II Study of Nelarabine (compound 506U78) in Children and Young Adults With Refractory T-Cell Malignancies: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group One thousand three hundred four patients ...

A 22-year-old nulliparous woman in her 32nd week of pregnancy was referred to our emergency department because she had been unable to walk for three days. Three weeks before admission, she had felt a ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is a chronic, progressive deterioration of osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine that is most often related to aging. Radiographic evidence of ...

Pediatric glioblastoma treatment and clinical outcome: An institutional experience. Intensification of radiation therapy by temozolomide and fractionated stereotactic boost in newly diagnosed ...

Physical examination findings correspond to the location of the tumor, degree of cord impingement, and duration of involvement. [3] The APN should palpate the entire spine to determine whether there ...