BACKGROUND: Although the transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) after spinal
cord injury (SCI) has shown promising results in animals, less is known about the effects of …

BACKGROUND: In our previous report, 3 of 10 patients with spinal cord injury who were
injected with autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) showed motor improvement in the …

Occipital neuralgia is defined by the International Headache Society as paroxysmal
shooting or stabbing pain in the dermatomes of the greater or lesser occipital nerve. Various …

Background Because adipose-tissue-derived stromal cell (ADSC) is readily accessible and
abundant in stem cell, ADSC may be a better candidate for cell therapy and tissue …

Current pharmacological treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD) are focused on symptomatic
relief, but not on disease modification, based on the strong belief that PD is caused by …

Objective. To assess the safety and accuracy of subaxial cervical pedicle screw placement
with freehand technique and to report the technical nuances. Summary of Background Data. …

BACKGROUND: The inhibition of neuronal activity by electrical deep brain stimulation is one
of the mechanisms explaining the therapeutic effects in patients with Parkinson disease (PD…

Mutations in specific genes, including synuclein alpha (SNCA) that encodes the α-synuclein
protein, are known to be risk factors for sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD), as well as critical …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a catastrophic condition associated with significant neurological
deficit, social, and financial burdens. Over the past decades, various treatments including …

Object. The authors sought to analyze causes for treatment failure following gamma knife
radiosurgery (GKS) for intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), in cases in which the …