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, polio, and brain abscesses Trauma, such as brain and spinal cord injury Structural or ... cord tumors, peripheral neuropathy (such as Guillain-Barre syndrome and nerve pain), muscular

when syphilis isn't treated and spreads to the spinal cord and brain. VDRL (CSF) Does this ... eventually affects the spinal cord, brain, and membranes surrounding the brain. Having HIV or AIDS

bulges or herniates out can put pressure on a nerve root or on the spinal cord, causing symptoms such ... each other and provide support and protection for your spinal cord. Your spinal cord is a column of

is seen when the nerve injury is in the brain or the spinal cord. A reflex bowel problem is also ... scan of your brain or spinal cord and an ultrasound of the anus. Treatment includes creating a

Brain Tumors: Your Healthcare Team and Common Terms ... *Brain Tumors Team Common Terms ... means dead tissue. Nervous system.  This is the brain and spinal cord, and the nerves ... diagnoses and treats diseases of the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. Neuro ... 83350;Brain Tumors: Team Members and Commons Terms;common terms, brain tumors;healthcare team, brain tumors

. Dermatomes What is a dermatome? Your nervous system is made up of your nerves, spinal cord, and brain ... head to your spinal cord and then to your brain. When healthcare providers are trying to diagnose a

muscles and nerves of the urinary system work together to hold urine in the bladder and then release it ... at the right time. Nerves carry messages from the bladder to the brain. And they carry messages from

). This checks the health of the fluid around the brain and spinal cord. This fluid is called ... spinal cord to the rest of the body. With GBS, your child may feel weak and achy. Your child’s face ... ;guillain-barre syndrome risk factors, child;guillain-barre symptoms, child;guillain-barre syndrome

can lead to damage in and around the nerves in your brain and spinal cord. It can also damage nerves ... brain and spinal cord. These images will help your healthcare provider look for signs of damage

spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body ... is affected. And how bad the symptoms are. Your spine may be in shock right after a spinal cord

parts of the brain and spinal cord. It can cause mild to severe symptoms. In most cases, the problem ... treatment. These include experts in brain and spinal cord problems (neurologists and neurosurgeons

ligaments and muscles, which keep the spine stable. The spinal cord runs within the spine. Spinal ... correct answer is The spinal cord is part of the central nervous system (the brain is the other

insulation around the nerves. NMO mainly affects the spinal cord and the optic nerves—the nerves that ... nerves. Specifically, the myelin cells in the spinal cord and optic nerves are attacked. Usually, people

, they form a canal that protects and supports the spinal cord. Nerves, called nerve roots, branch ... puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. Spinal stenosis most often affects the upper back ... spinal stenosis; low back pain; back pain; spine; spinal cord; spinal canal; osteoarthritis; herniated disk; rheumatoid arthritis

The nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. These parts work ... cord make up the central nervous system. The nerves outside the brain and spinal cord make up the

*SCI Tx and Rehab ... hospital or treatment center for rehabilitation. Spinal Cord Injury: Treatment and Rehabilitation ... . Spinal cord injury can have lifelong (permanent) effects. Counseling helps the injured person and ... 85321;spinal cord injury: treatment and rehabilitation;spinal cord injury treatment;spinal cord ... injury rehabilitation;treatment and rehab, spinal cord injury

? In multiple sclerosis (MS), the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord ... spine. This may find areas of damage in your brain or spinal cord that suggest you may have MS

the spinal canal. This puts pressure on parts of the brain and spinal cord and can cause mild to ... neurologist or neurosurgeon. These are experts in brain and spinal cord problems. Treatment will depend on

Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy ... considered a peripheral neuropathy because it affects nerves outside of your brain and spinal cord. This ... and sensory nerves. Motor nerves carry signals from your brain to your muscles, telling them to move

degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. It is often referred to as Lou Gehrig ... degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. ALS affects voluntary control of arms and