Thoracic Epidurals: Anatomic Explanation Central neuraxial block has a low incidence of major complications, many of which resolve within 6 months. During attempts to insert a spinal needle into the lumbar subarachnoid space, patients occasionally experience paresthesia, with a reported incidence of 13.6%. Neurologic complications, including spinal cord injury, may arise during administration o...

BACKGROUND Endoscope has been used far less in the spinal region than in the intracranial cavity. One of the reasons is its safety and feasibility has not been established. To evaluate its safety and feasibility, we performed preliminary cadaveric study prior to clinical endoscopic intervention in the thoracic and lumbar spinal canal. METHODS The endoscope that had a directable tip with exter...

Using the patch-clamp technique in the whole-cell configuration combined with intracellular dialysis of the fluorescent dye Lucifer yellow (LY), the membrane properties of cells in slices of the lumbar portion of the frog spinal cord (n=64) and the filum terminale (FT, n=48) have been characterized and correlated with their morphology. Four types of cells were found in lumbar spinal cord and FT...

A 10-year-old, male colobus monkey presented with a kyphotic appearance. Lumbar spinal pain was suspected, and the started on course of meloxicam. With no improvement noted, it sedated for examination. Haematology revealed neutrophilia. An empirical clavulanate potentiated amoxicillin started. improvements seen after 10-day course, clinical examination repeated. Abdominal ultrasound abdominal r...

Following spinal transection of the upper thoracic spinal cord, male Sprague-Dawley rats given legshock whenever a hindlimb is extended learn to maintain the leg in a flexed position. The region of the cord that mediates this instrumental learning was isolated using neuroanatomical tracing, localized infusion of lidocaine, and surgical transections. DiI and Fluoro-Gold microinjection at the sit...

BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to describe the hospital-based incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury in Tehran, Iran. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of traumatic spinal cord injury patients, admitted between March 2010 and July 2011 in 61/68 hospitals of Tehran. RESULTS Overall, 138 cases of traumatic spinal cord injury were identified. The majority of pa...

These experiments were conducted to determine (1) whether dorsal and ventral ascending spinal pathways can each mediate unlearned supraspinal nocifensive responses of cats to noxious thermal stimuli and (2) whether interrupting the spinal projection of supraspinal monoaminergic neurons alters the excitability and natural modulation of these responses. In partially restrained cats, thermal pulse...

As part of the central nervous system (CNS), the spinal cord is the gateway for information transfer between body and brain, as well as a center for neuronal circuits that integrate and coordinate complex sensory, motor, and autonomic functions. This primer provides an overview of the organization and function of the mammalian spinal cord. With millions of neurons arising from eleven distinct p...

background ischemic injury of the spinal cord during the surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms might lead to paraplegia. although a number of different mechanisms have been proposed, the exact cause of paraplegia has remained unknown, hampering the development of effective pharmacologic or other strategies for prevention of this condition. a number of studies suggested that cyclo...