Vascular Anatomy of the Spinal Cord. Neurological Investigations and Clinical Syndromes

Spinal cord injury: Determination of severity and spinal cord syndromes

Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen op gezag van de rector magnificus prof. mr. 7 " Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. " Chapter 1 Introduction and outline of the thesis Chapter 2 Biomarkers in spinal cord injury Chapter 3 Structural biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid within 24 hours after a trauma...

Anatomy of the Brain and Spinal Cord

The development of spinal cord anatomy.

A panel illustrating spinal cord injury in The Dying Lioness in the British Museum dates to 650 BC. This paper outlines the subsequent progression of knowledge of the anatomy of the spinal cord. The animal dissections of Galen are considered because his deductions persisted through the Dark Ages until the late 18th century. Anatomy advanced gradually to yield discoveries of the complex tracts a...

Neurological and spinal manifestations of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.

The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a heterogeneous group of heritable connective tissue disorders characterized by joint hypermobility, skin extensibility, and tissue fragility. This communication briefly reports upon the neurological manifestations that arise including the weakness of the ligaments of the craniocervical junction and spine, early disc degeneration, and the weakness of the ep...

CLINICAL ASPECTS OF SPINAL CORD MENINGIOMAS: ANALYSIS OF FORTY CASES

A retrospective analysis was performed on forty cases of spinal cord meningiomas, operated on at Dr. Shariati Hospital from 1976 to 1990. Age and sex distribution, clinical presentation and tumor location were comparable to those reported by others. In males the tumors were distributed evenly in cervical and dorsal areas and were often anterior to the cord. This finding makes a different s...