Caudal regression syndrome is a rare congenital disorder. It’s estimated that 1 to 2.5 in every 100,000 newborns is born with this condition. It occurs when the lower spine doesn’t fully form before ...

Recent studies have reported rostro-caudal distinctions in frontal cortex activity based on the level of abstractness of action representations. Moreover, some have proposed that these differences ...

A recent report provided anesthesiologists with reassuring data on the safety of caudal nerve block—sometimes called the "kiddie caudal"—for infants and young children undergoing surgery. But an ...

So far, doctors have reported about 1,000 cases of childbirth with continuous caudal anesthesia (TIME, Feb. 1) without loss of a single mother from the anesthetic. Its advantages: it cuts off pain ...

a: Location of the caudal artery in a mouse (left) and a schematic cross-section of the mouse tail (right). The yellow arrow indicates the caudal artery along the tail. b: Comparison of fluorescence ...

Caudal regression syndrome is an anal-rectal congenital disorder. It is also known as caudal dysplasia or sacral syndrome. It impacts the normal formation of the lower (caudal) half of the body. It ...