The sensory nerve pathways are located toward the posterior (back) of the spinal cord, while the motor nerve pathways run along the lateral (sides) and anterior (front) regions of the spinal cord.

If the nerve cell dies or separates, paralysis will occur." Borgens says this is the first study to demonstrate such a rapid recovery of function and nerve conduction in the whole animal with a spinal ...

Explore innovative treatments for spinal cord injury in clinical trials, including Lineage's OPC1 and NervGen's NVG-291, ...

Written for both men an women with SCI, this Spinal Cord Injury Model System fact sheet discusses the impact of SCI on sexuality, dating, sexual arousal, orgasm, fertility, and relationships.

This study assessed the long-term outcome of spinal cord surgery ... as distal arm and hand function recovered. Here we describe the assessment of hand, nerve and sensorimotor cortex activity ...

The trigeminal nerve is one of a few nerves in the body that has both sensory and motor functions ... as the physical connection between the spinal cord and the cerebral cortex of the brain.

And it also helped damaged nerves in the spinal cord to regrow. The researchers hope that this unexpected bonus will enable some paralysed people ultimately to regain independent movement.

Other scientists have only recently identified hot and cold nerve ... the spinal cord are actually functional, or just an evolutionary leftover. But even if they serve no regular function, drugs ...

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 ...

Much of the bewildering range of functions ... Drugs The vagus nerve originates from four clusters of neurons in the brain’s medulla, where the brainstem attaches to the spinal cord.

Indicators of a response to radiation therapy include pain relief and a return to baseline function or improved ... of analgesic administration, nerve blocks, corticosteroid therapy, and side ...