Internuclear ophthalmoplegia is common in MS and results from damage to interneurons travelling from the cranial nerve (CN) VI nucleus in the pons to the contralateral medial rectus subnucleus of ...

The vagus nerve does it all—tells your lungs to breathe, controls your heart rate, and even forms the foundation for a whole ...

Deep neural networks will allow signal transfer of nerve cells to be analyzed in real time in the future. That is the result of a study conducted by physiologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität ...

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 ...

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.

GBS is a nerve disease that affects senses, movements, breathing, and heartbeat in humans. The condition, in which the body’s immune system attacks nerves, can cause paralysis and even death.

There are a few key areas that need close consideration, with specific reference to the intricate network of cranial nerves. As part of the peripheral nervous system, the cranial nerves stem ...

The vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body, originates in the brainstem and extends down into the abdomen. It monitors and receives information about the functioning of the heart, lungs ...

sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and plexuses). A comprehensive atlas of the human hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates many bodily functions, including ...

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 ...

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 ...

The patients with a long history of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be counselled thoroughly and informed about the consequences of persistently high blood sugar, specifically catastrophic ...