Explore the latest in spinal cord disorders, including recent advances in the management and rehabilitation of patients with spine disorders and injury.
This Arts and Medicine feature reviews The Autumn Ghost, an historical retelling of the 1952 polio epidemic in Copenhagen, Denmark, which catalyzed developments in anesthesia and respiratory support procedures that are still in use today.
This cohort study describes a prediction model to guide imaging usage for pediatric patients who have experienced blunt trauma.
This case report describes a man in his 30s transported to a surgical ward with a 7-hour history of unintentional fall from over 20 m.
This cross-sectional study examines laboratory and imaging data for patients with demyelinating central nervous system disease to investigate the frequency of MOG-IgA and associated clinical features.
This diagnostic study assesses the ability of an open platform application using a validated deep learning model to classify and monitor idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents using a smartphone photograph.
This systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluates the associations of pain, opioid consumption, and adverse events with different dosages of pregabalin and gabapentin in patients undergoing spine surgery.
An older patient with history of surgical decompression for syringomyelia, poor mobility, and frequent falls presented with pain, numbness, and paresthesias in his left upper extremity. Radiograph showed complete absence of the left humeral head. What is the diagnosis, and what would you do next?
This cross-sectional study investigates whether younger riders are at risk for more severe all-terrain vehicle (ATV)–related injuries compared with older riders in Canada.
This survey study assesses current policy and practice for fetal resuscitation during fetal surgery for open spina bifida in centers undertaking fetal surgery.
This case report describes a patient with bibrachial amyotrophy due to spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak.
This case series assesses the safety of an endovascular brain-computer interface and feasibility of using the system to control a computer by thought.
A 51-year-old man had severe neck pain and pustules on both hands. What is your diagnosis?
This Medical News article discusses a recent clinical trial of a brain-computer interface implanted through the vascular system.
This case report describes the optic nerve features of a male patient aged 23 years with a diagnosis of autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay.
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the noninferiority of posterior surgery to anterior surgery for outcomes in patients with cervical radiculopathy at 1 year.
This cohort study compares postoperative pain scores, opioid use, and length of hospital stay among adults undergoing noninstrumented lumbosacral surgery who received x-ray–guided dorsal ramus block vs those who did not.
This prognostic study reports the development and validation of a clinical prediction rule that uses the results of a neurological examination to predict upper limb functional outcomes among patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury at 1-year follow-up.
This case series examines whether nerve transfers are associated with restored upper extremity function in patients with tetraplegia.
This cohort study investigated the association of early (<24 hours) surgical decompression with neurologic and functional outcomes in patients with central cord syndrome.
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