In 1932, the Guy's Hospital (London, UK) physician John Ryle lectured on meningitis and meningism. By meningitis he meant the pathological state that involved inflammation, usually infective, of the ...

Traumatic spinal cord injury has been linked to an elevated long-term risk for neurologic, psychiatric, cardiovascular, and ...

Although the Higginbotham children had surgery for Chiari malformation, they're still coping with the "lasting effects." ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an urgent warning about an infection that "can become serious in a matter of hours". Thousands of Brits are struck down by meningitis, a severe ...

In medicine, few words carry the kind of urgency that “meningitis” does. When inflammation reaches the meninges — the delicate membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord — every minute counts.

The NHS has urged the public to contemplate vaccination against meningitis, a severe infection which attacks the protective layers encasing the brain and spinal cord (meninges). Whilst the disease can ...

Clinicians have long treated spinal cord injuries—a leading cause of long-term disability—in part by augmenting a patient’s blood pressure. The idea was that the injury impacted the body’s regulation ...

CLEVELAND — A groundbreaking program at MetroHealth in Cleveland is addressing one of the most difficult topics in spinal cord injury recovery – and it's saving lives. The Christopher & Dana Reeve ...

University of Minnesota researchers developed a 3D-printed scaffold that directs stem cells to grow into functioning nerve cells, successfully restoring movement in rats with severed spinal cords.

A paradigm shift in the way we treat spinal injuries is now in sight, with the world's first regenerative cell therapy being granted approval for a registrational Phase I clinical trial. It's a ...

Anderson Cooper: This week on 60 Minutes, we're doing a story about efforts to help people who are paralyzed with severe spinal cord injuries develop the ability to walk again. And not just walk again ...