Cervical myelopathy is a condition that compresses your spinal cord. This happens due to narrowing or pressure in your cervical spine, or the neck region of your backbone. This condition is the most ...

Medically reviewed by Eva Umoh Asomugha, M.D. Myelopathy refers to a cluster of symptoms that result from spinal cord compression. This can occur when the spinal cord becomes compressed either by ...

Your spinal cord runs all the way down from the base of the brain to the lower back. The spinal canal, which consists of tissues, cartilage, and bone, covers the spinal cord and is tasked with ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Cervical myelopathy is a term used to describe the compression of your cervical spinal cord, the long band of tissue that carries signals from your brain to the rest of your body. Depending on the ...

It is a rare spinal injury that primarily affects beginner surfers. It’s called surfer’s myelopathy, a rare, non-traumatic spinal cord injury. “Patients have described over the course of their first ...

Venous congestive myelopathy is a progressive disorder frequently associated with arteriovenous fistulas, usually dural. By causing diffuse spinal cord enlargement and enhancement on imaging, it may ...

The case: A previously healthy 46-year-old man, who works as a standing forklift operator, presented to an emergency department with a 1-day history of bilateral leg “soreness” and numbness in his ...

Objective: We describe a patient who developed a myelopathy associated with a noncompressive herniated cervical intervertebral disc at the same level. We provide clinical and radiological evidence ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Pearl City High School’s marching band has one of its key musicians back on the field. Trombonist David Togami oversees the brass section. “I’m kinda like the big brother to ...

DM is a spinal cord disease in which the white matter of the spinal cord breaks down. It slowly worsens until your dog loses coordination and is unable to walk. After the white matter around the nerve ...