Optic nerve findings in diabetic patients include papillitis; diabetes may also increase the risk of glaucoma. Diabetic patients are at an increased risk of developing cranial nerve ...

Pinched nerves in the neck commonly cause headaches, muscle spasms, and other symptoms. They can be debilitating, but most of the time, they are treatable without invasive measures. However, sometimes ...

Demyelination refers to damage to the myelin around nerves. Myelin coats many nerves in the body, but it can become damaged due to inflammation from viral infections, autoimmune diseases ...

Myelinated neurons transmit electrical signals more quickly than the unmyelinated nerves in the body. Myelinated axons are present in sensory neurons and motor neurons, but not all sensory and motor ...

Myelin is an insulating layer of lipids and proteins surrounding nerves. Myelin damage can cause problems with the nerves’ ability to send and receive electrical messages. Inflammatory disorders ...

Have you experienced pain or tingling in your hands or feet? Those are signs of possible neuropathy, “a general term for nerve dysfunction in your limbs,” says Eva Feldman, MD, PhD ...

The cranial motor nerves control muscles involved in eye ... smooth muscle and visceral organs. Oculomotor, trochlear and abducens SM neurons innervate the six eye muscles, with an additional ...

If you have seizures which can’t be controlled with epilepsy medicines, and you are not able to have epilepsy brain surgery, then vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy may be an option for you. The ...

This study aimed to 1) investigate the variations of the spatial DFA during elbow flexion and 2) investigate the relationship between the distal humeral trochlear geometry and the in vivo spatial ...

Trochleodynia, also known as primary trochlear headache or trochleitis ... A cycle of repeated trauma to the supraorbital and supratrochlear nerve running proximal to the trochlea leads to nociception ...