The authors describe a promising new technique using preoperative ultrasound-guided methylene blue administration to plan and execute peripheral nerve surgery.

Researchers say a small, new study shows that fat cut the body's level of a chemical that keeps Alzheimer's at bay

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How does the brain work in the presence of chronic pain?

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) may soon have a second needle-free option to control their disease.

The authors review the relative indications, advantages, disadvantages, and complications associated with commonly used skull base approaches for the surgical management of craniopharyngioma.

Physical symptoms of nerve damage in the leg are severe and debilitating, sometimes resulting in an inability to walk or function normally. It is important to recognize these symptoms in order to prevent permanent damage. Look for these physical symptoms of nerve damage in the leg.

Find out more about bracing, a low-risk, cost-effective method to treat certain thoracolumbar fractures, equivalent to that of surgical management in many cases.

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An early rat study suggests that severed nerve fibers don't need to re-grow in order for a paralyzed patient to walk again.

Gliomas, or brain tumors, come in many forms. Symptoms of a brain tumor include headaches, nausea, changes in your senses, balance and memory problems, muscle jerking and numbness or tingling in your limbs. Specific symptoms and treatment options depend on the type of glioma that develops.

Demyelinating disease is a common disease causing harm to the brain and the nerves. While it is not necessarily life-threatening, it could cause multiple sclerosis and other such diseases which in turn could cause loss of sight or even brain damage.

The sciatic nerve is the largest single nerve in the human body, and when there is pressure put on the sciatic nerve it can be extremely painful. Itnerve branches off from the bottom of your spine and runs down each leg, and most sciatic nerve pain will radiate down the leg to the ankle. It can be

An experimental gene therapy using a patient's own cells may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, may be more common in adolescent girls than was previously thought. It frequently goes undiagnosed because girls with ADHD are less likely to behave disruptively -- the most commonly recognizable sign of ADHD -- than boys with the disorder.

There has been considerable interest within the medical and scientific communities about the potential for cell grafting in the treatment of PD.

This case study describes the successful surgical treatment of a 56-year-old man presenting with new-onset refractory status epilepticus due to a left temporal lobe lesion.

I was diagnosed with relapsing and remitting multiple sclerosis in 1999. A few months after words my neurologist prescribed me with interferon. It was at that time that interferon was in short supply and many many patients were forced to live without it, so naturally I was very grateful for getting

While mainstream medicine continues to look for more drugs to help people afflicted with multiple sclerosis cope with their symptoms, many others are searching for an alternative treatment for MS. Traditional medicine calls for the use of a variety of drugs to help reduce the quantity and severity o