Spinal muscular atrophy: what is this rare neuromuscular disease?
© Shutterstock / AnnGaysornSpinal muscular atrophy is the story of Lucie, a little girl whose daily life is told by ...
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Spinal cord injuries soon to be repaired thanks to zebrafish?
© ThinkstockIn humans, the breakdown of the spinal cord leads to paralysis and, most often, death. American researchers including Kenneth ...
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Electrical implant could help paralyzed patients walk again
The electric implant could help people with spinal cord injuries to walk again, without necessarily using an exoskeleton. An electrical ...
Read moreSpinal cord injuries soon to be repaired thanks to zebrafish?
© ThinkstockIn humans, the breakdown of the spinal cord leads to paralysis and, most often, death. American researchers including Kenneth ...
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Spinal muscular atrophy: one year of treatment at 500,000 euros
© Getty ImagesMarketed by the Biogen laboratory, Spinraza® (nusinersen) is a drug intended to treat certain forms ofspinal muscular atrophy ...
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The spinal cord of 2 babies repaired in utero
© Getty ImagesFour years ago, the team of the fetal medicine department of the Armand Trousseau Hospital and the neurosurgery ...
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Video of Information Video: Lumbar Puncture A lumbar puncture is also called a spinal tap. Some brain-spinal fluid will be ...
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Zebrafish: new hope for spinal cord injury
November 7, 2016. According to a study conducted by a team of researchers at Duke University in the United States, ...
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Spinal muscular atrophy: research is progressing
October 10, 2016. Researchers at the University of London are currently developing a new therapy to treat spinal muscular atrophy: ...
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Paralyzed man walks again with spinal cord repair
For the first time in history, researchers have managed to get a man whose spinal cord was severely damaged by ...
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Back pain: treat yourself to a spinal checkup
On the occasion of World Spine Day organized on October 16 at the initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), ...
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Spinal Fusion
Severe back pain may require a spinal fusion. A damaged intervertebral disc is removed and replaced with a bone graft. ...
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Video of Information Video: Intervertebral Disc Replacement In this surgery, a damaged spinal disc is replaced with an artificial disc. ...
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Video of Information Video: Spinal Cord Narrowing (Spinal Stenosis) Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal. This narrowing ...
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