Italian and Spanish scientists studying the use of stem cells for treating spinal cord injuries have provided the first evidence to show that meninges, the membrane which envelops the central nervous ...

A 39-year-old female with an intraspinal extradural arachnoid cyst of the lumbar spine presented with intermittent radiating lumbar pain. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a dorsal spinal ...

Leptomeningeal metastases (LM) occur when cancerous cells metastasize or spread to the leptomeninges, cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), or both. The meninges are thin layers of tissue surrounding and ...

New research suggests that the immune system’s ability to respond to spinal-cord injuries diminishes with age – and identifies potential avenues to improve that response and help patients heal.

Brain and spinal cord cancers can grow in the central nervous system, which is known as a primary cancer. They can also travel from other parts of the body, like the lung or breast, and form deposits ...

Carcinomatous meningitis is a complication of late stage cancer. It develops when cancer cells spread to your meninges from other parts of your body. Your meninges are three layers of thin tissue that ...

The spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nervous tissue that serves as the main communication conduit between the brain and the rest of the body. It extends from the base of the brain, through ...

FOLLOWING the demonstration that penicillin exhibits a remarkable antibacterial effect against organisms frequently causing meningitis, there immediately arose the question of the most effective mode ...

Raúl Malo, 60, lead singer of The Mavericks, has died from leptomeningeal disease, a rare cancer affecting the brain and ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

Durham, NC -- Italian and Spanish scientists studying the use of stem cells for treating spinal cord injuries have provided the first evidence to show that meninges, the membrane which envelops the ...