Articles, tagged with "peripheral nervous system", page 3

Battle against Spine Injury

The spine is the major nerve bundle responsible for carrying out nerve impulses from the brain, going to the different parts of the body. It is an essential part in a person's body because it is the one responsible in conducting information coming from th... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group

Detailed Information on Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is known as the leukodystrophies. Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a inherited disorder that affects nerves, muscles, and other organs. It slowly gets worse over time. Metachromatic leukodystrophy is reported to occ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

All you need to know about Ephedrine: A Guide to Steroids

Ephedrine is a sympathomimatic amine derived from a shrub like plant called Ephedra, especially Ephedra sinica, which is found in desert regions in central Asia and other parts of the world and is famous for its dried greens which have medicinal propertie... Read >
Author: Tarun Gupta

Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) Detailed Information

Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is a degenerative disorder of the peripheral nerves that is inherited as an autosomal recessive attribute, presenting in early childhood and progressing to death, usually by late adolescence. Giant axonal neuropathy is caused... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

The Disease Rabies in Cats

Feline Rabies is a serious disease that is caused by the notorious Rabies virus that is responsible for the condition in numerous outdoor animals as well as humans. Transmission is usually through bite of an infected animal and the incubation period norma... Read >
Author: Ailurophile

Peripheral Neuropathy – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Peripheral neuropathy is disorder of nerve(s) apart from the brain and spinal cord. Patients with peripheral neuropathy may have tingling, numbness, unusual sensations, weakness, or burning pain. Peripheral nerves also send sensory information back to ... Read >
Author: peterhutch

Neurophathy and the Diabetic

Neuropathy is a functional change or pathological disturbance in the peripheral nerves. Know anymore than you did? Probably not. Let's see if we can get a better understanding of what all that mumbo-jumbo means! The human body's nervous system has t... Read >
Author: Linda W

The Causes and Treatments for IBS Paresthesia

Paresthesia is having a sensation of pricking, tingling or numbness of the skin with no apparent cause.  The feeling of needles and pins can literally drive a person up a wall.  I know because I not only suffer from diabetic neuropathy but paresthesia ... Read >
Author: Jessica Bradbury

Acrodermatitis Chronica - Prevention Tips and Treatment Methods

Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA) also known as Pick-Herxheimer disease. ACA is not limited to any one nationality or race. It is much more frequent in whites than in other races, probably because of a far higher exposure to ticks transmitting B a... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Brain Tumor Information

The brain is a soft, spongy mass of tissue. It is protected by the bones of the skull and three thin membranes called meninges. Watery fluid called cerebrospinal fluid cushions the brain. Human brain controls the central nervous system (CNS), by way of th... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Guillain Barre Syndrome - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods

Guillain-Barre syndrome (also known as acute inflammatory or post-infective polyradiculoneuropathy) is a rare but serious disease of the peripheral nervous system. GBS can affect anybody. It can strike at any age and both are equally prone to the disorder... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Various types of Pain Disorders

Pain Disorder is a somatoform disorder in which the predominant area of focus is painful bodily complaints in which psychological factors are determined to be central to the onset, severity, exacerbation or maintenance of the complaint. Pain disorders are... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Lupus and the symptoms of nervous system involvement

Studies revealed that is possible for systemic lupus erythematosus to affect the nervous system. Patients with lupus may experience confusion, difficulty with concentrating, headaches, fatigue, strokes or other signs that show nervous system involvement. ... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola

Common Medications for Dental Pain (Part 1)

The pathophysiology of dental pain is a complex central and peripheral nervous system process, and the use of combination analgesics that act at multiple pain sites can improve dental pain relief. In general, for the treatment of mild to moderate dental p... Read >
Author: Minh Nguyen, D.D.S.

IDX, Inc. Introduces the 2006 Lane County Tour of Homes Website

Copyright 2006 John Young In Part I of this series, Pete had discovered he had Peripheral Neuropathy, nerve damage in his feet, over a year ago. His doctor prescribed Neurontin?, and for awhile it worked. But the condition was progressive, and the pain... Read >
Author: Mary French

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