A novel indwelling subcutaneous intrathecal catheter circumvented the complex spine anatomy of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a challenge when giving nusinersen via intrathecal injection ...

Gene delivery into the spinal cord provides a potential approach to the treatment of spinal cord traumatic injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and spinal muscular atrophy. These disorders progress ...

In a recent study published in Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, researchers evaluated the biodistribution of cannabidiol (CBD) emulsion and nanoparticles in the central nervous ...

Study design: Intrathecal administration of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) in chronic spinal cord injured (SCI) patients. Objective: To determine the safety and effects of intrathecal administration of 4-AP ...

Reports of pump failure, dosing errors, as well as other possible safety issues have prompted the Agency to issue the alert to make prescribers aware of the dangers associated with using medications ...

THE neurologic manifestations of Central-nervous-system involvement in acute leukemia have been very well described. 1–7 Although involvement of the brain is not rare 7,8 greater emphasis has been ...

September 14, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new catheter (Ascenda, Medtronic Inc) for use in the delivery of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy. According to the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare providers about the risk for complications with intrathecal administration of pain medications that are not approved for use with ...

Credit: FDA. The FDA has received reports of tranexamic acid injection being erroneously administered intrathecally in the perioperative setting instead of the intended intrathecal anesthetic (eg, ...

Phase I study of vorinostat (suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid) in combination with temozolomide (TMZ) in patients with malignant gliomas (NABTC 04–03) No significant financial relationships to disclose ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 11, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- -Approved by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to begin at Shinjuku Clinic, a partner hospital ...