His mental status is normal, with memory and cognition intact. Emergency MRI shows the vertebrae at L5 to be compressed by a tumor mass. The patient is admitted to the hospital and is immediately ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

A 65-year-old man presented to the ED with 1 day of acute onset mid-thoracic and low back pain, difficulty ambulating and ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

leading to compression of the spinal cord and nerves. Other causes include spine trauma, rheumatoid arthritis and bone diseases. Some people may be born with a narrow vertebral canal in the neck.