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Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

Social factors weighed heavily in the known risks for peripheral neuropathy among Hispanic people, researchers said. For ...

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UNC Health Pardee announced the opening of Pardee NeuroSpine Associates at 316 Chestnut St. in Brevard. The new practice will ...

UNC Health Pardee is set to open Pardee NeuroSpine Associates, a specialized spine practice in Brevard, N.C. The practice will specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the ...

Tethered spinal cord syndrome is a rare neurological disorder where the spinal cord is attached, or tethered, to the tissues around the spine. This tethering of the spinal cord restricts its ...

The surgeons created a "huge surgical corridor" through the eye socket that enabled them to get in front of the spinal cord. "It was a straight shot," Labib said.