Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive spinal disease characterized by ectopic bone ...

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system. The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from ...

Movement is a complex process governed by a network of neuronal circuits spread across multiple regions of the nervous system. These regions, including the cortex, basal ganglia, brainstem, and ...

Transection of the spinal cord destroys many different ascending and descending pathways, as well as spinal neurons at the site of injury. During normal embryonic and early postnatal development ...

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive spinal disease characterized by ectopic bone formation in the spine, leading to severe neurological symptoms due to spinal ...

In addition to the well known motor and sensory consequences of spinal cord injury, descending cardiovascular pathways can also be affected. This leads to widespread abnormalities in cardiovascular ...

The first-in-human trial saw all three patients able to increase their walking distance within six minutes to 20 metres.