Study focuses on the impact of obstetric injuries on women’s lives two decades later

Bowel leakage, the need for anal incontinence protection and a restricted social life may cause severe, decades-long suffering among women with obstetric injuries to the anal opening, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg. Study focuses on the impact of obstetric injuries on women’s lives two decades later

Clinical practice guidelines to aid in diagnosis, treatment of spinal cord damage caused by nitrous oxide abuse

Recommendations from research published today on the diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord damage caused by nitrous oxide abuse have been simultaneously adopted as official clinical practice guidelines by the Association of British Neurologists. Clinical practice guidelines to aid in diagnosis, treatment of spinal cord damage caused by nitrous oxide abuse

Review: Latest findings in the spina bifida-related care of many comorbidities

Open spina bifida (SB), a neural tube defect (NTD), also known as myelomeningocele, remains the most complex congenital abnormality of the central nervous system compatible with long term survival. Review: Latest findings in the spina bifida-related care of many comorbidities

Black and Hispanic stroke survivors in the U.S. less likely to be treated for certain complications

Analysis of 20 years of electronic health records across the U.S. finds Black and Hispanic stroke survivors were less likely than white stroke survivors to receive treatment for common complications during the first year after their stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2023. Black and Hispanic stroke survivors in the U.S. less likely to be treated for certain complications