Rwanda’s health system is expanding its capacity to handle complex surgeries that were once only performed abroad. An example is an intrauterine transfusion at the University Teaching Hospital of ...

Ranchi Sadar Hospital has successfully performed its first-ever complex brain and spine (craniovertebral junction) surgery, marking a new milestone in the hospital''s history.

Neurogenic pruritus originates in the central nervous system without evidence of neural pathology, for example pruritus associated with neurotic excoriations (Weisshaar, Kucenic, & Fleischer, 2003).

The following is a summary of “Feasibility of Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Management of Lumbar Radicular Back Pain,” published in the February 2025 issue of ...

Vertebrobasilar ischaemia happens for a myriad of reasons. Among the rarest is the existence of a foramen arcuale (FA). This condition results from the ossification of the lateral edge of the ...

ABSTRACT: The vertebral arteries (VAs) are a system of two blood vessels through which blood is transported to the posterior cerebral fossa. VAs may emerge at different sides from the aortic ostium.

The Achondroplasia Foramen Magnum Score (AFMS) is used to detect spinal cord compression among pediatric patients with achondroplasia as soon as possible via routine MRI screening. Among pediatric ...

The British star, 83, has spinal stenosis – a condition that occurs when the spinal canal or neural foramen narrows, putting pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots. Despite being ill, Margolyes ...

The Harry Potter actress, 83, underwent major heart surgery to replace her aortic valve last year. She also suffers from a condition called spinal stenosis, which occurs when the spinal canal or ...

Basilar invagination is when the top of your spine gets pushed into the base of your skull. It leads to pinching or pressure on the brain stem, which is a bundle of nerves connecting the brain to the ...