Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease.

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

MNDs are neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control skeletal muscle activity such as walking, breathing, speaking, and swallowing.

The tingling, numbness, and pain of peripheral neuropathy generally stem from nerve damage in your hands and feet. The nerve damage—and the symptoms—generally start in your longest nerves, which is ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better.

It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together ... It includes the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. The sensory and motor nerves that run through the extremities ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

There is a pressure effect not only on the nerve itself but also on its intrinsic blood supply. The nerves affected may be "sensory," basically mediating cutaneous sensation; "motor" primarily ...

Nerve pain refers to painful sensations around the nerves. Various treatment options are available, including anticonvulsants, certain antidepressants, mild opioids, and some topical treatments ...

1. Met the diagnostic criteria for CPN injury as outlined in “Practical Neurology”: history of trauma; abnormal limb posture: limbs with peripheral nerve injury show varying degrees of deformity; ...