spinal

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MND is a condition that affects the nerves found in the brain and spinal cord, which tell your muscles what to do.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Another nest was found inside a hutia vertebra, in the space that once housed the spinal cord.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

His serious spinal injury was triggered by a fall in 2021, which required emergency surgery to prevent paralysis, his manager Theresa Fortier said in a statement at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

By 2023, he had a heart attack and was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and cauda equina syndrome, the latter led to several spinal surgeries.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

But cerebral spinal fluid is just the doctors’ fancy way of saying brain grease.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie