USAISR is working with MIT Lincoln Lab to develop a new device for providing regional pain control in trauma patients at or ...

The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that provides feeling and movement to the upper extremities. It runs from the spinal cord through the collarbone, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, and fingers.

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 ...

and a mean BMI of 24.9 ±4.1. Each nerve was identified using ultrasound in all participants. In the intermuscular space between the tensor fasciae latae muscle and the sartorius, which presented ...

Gluten neuropathy refers to damage that can occur to peripheral nerves in people with gluten sensitivity. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that travel from the spine and the brain to the other areas ...

VEP of both eyes was performed for patients with SLE. Ultrasound (MyLab Seven eHD; Esaote SpA, Italy) with linear array high frequency (11–18 MHz) transducer was used for assessing the optic nerves of ...

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.

While the central nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system is made up of all nerves branching off the spinal cord, extending to every part of the body.

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 ...

[15] The posterior rami provide spine muscle and trunk skin sensation. The most complex nerve plexus is the brachial plexus, consisting of cervical nerves 5 through 8 (C5 to C8) and thoracic nerve ...