RA can hurt your peripheral nerves, which are part of the peripheral nervous system. That’s the communication system that helps your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) send and receive ...

Peripheral Neuropathy in its simplest definition is damage to the peripheral nerves — nerves located outside the brain and spinal cord. It is a relatively common condition that is not isolated to any ...

One of the main problems preventing optimal regeneration following peripheral nerve injuries is that axons within severed nerves have difficulty regenerating and reaching their target. This may be ...

A 52-year-old man presented to our orthopedic clinic with an 8-month history of a right distal forearm mass accompanied by severe pain and right-hand numbness. He reported paresthesias in the median ...

Peripheral neuropathy symptoms often begin with pain or tingling in the hands and feet. Peripheral neuropathy is not common in children. Early diagnosis gives a better chance of reversing nerve damage ...

Dizziness stemming from viral infections presents a complex diagnostic landscape. While Vestibular Neuritis (VN) and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS) with dizziness are both recognized virus-associated ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been a registered nurse for 55 years. I’m writing in about my 42-year-old son who recently suffered a focal seizure while driving. He has a history of neck pain, possibly caused ...