| spinal nerve |
Nerves that branch from the spinal cord in pairs, emerging at various levels along its length. They carry information from all over the body to the spinal cord and relay commands from the brain and spinal cord back to the body.
Ãâó: www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON/homepage.nsf/0/C...
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| spinal muscular atrophy |
A hereditary neurological disease in which only the lower motor nerve cells are affected.
Ãâó: www.clevelandclinic.org/neuroscience/treat/nerve/a...
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| spinal muscular atrophy |
an inherited neuromuscular disorder that affects motor neurons, which control movement of voluntary muscles; three groups, based on age of clinical onset, are recognized
Ãâó: depts.washington.edu/pwdlearn/web/glossary/glossar...
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| spinal stenosis |
General term denoting narrowing of the spinal canal in the lumbar area leading to nerve root compromise; term often used for developmental abnormality that leaves a narrow, bony canal. There are four subgroups of this condition: achondroplastic stenosis, constitutional stenosis, degenerative stenosis, and combined stenosis.
Ãâó: www.condell.org/libertyville/neurosurgery/neurolog...
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| spinal accessory nerve |
The nerve from the brainstem that supplies the sternocleidomastoid muscles.
Ãâó: www.condell.org/libertyville/neurosurgery/neurolog...
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