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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Nerve fibers
  1. Leukodystrophies (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... matter of your CNS. The white matter includes: Nerve fibers, also called axons, which connect your nerve cells ... and fatty materials that covers and protects the nerve fibers. It also helps speed up signals between the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/leukodystrophies.html - Health Topics
  2. Optic Nerve Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is a bundle of more than 1 million nerve fibers that carry visual messages. You have one connecting the back of each eye (your retina) to your brain. Damage to an optic nerve can cause vision loss. The type of vision ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/opticnervedisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Peripheral Nerve Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are peripheral nerves? Nerves are like wires that carry messages back and forth between your brain and your body. Your peripheral nerves branch off ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/peripheralnervedisorders.html - Health Topics
  4. Muscle Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/muscledisorders.html - Health Topics
  5. Mitochondrial Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the problem affects many of them. Muscle and nerve cells have especially high energy needs, so muscular ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mitochondrialdiseases.html - Health Topics
  6. Epilepsy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... recurring seizures. The seizures happen when clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain send out ... well, surgery or implanted devices such as vagus nerve stimulators may help. Special diets can help some ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/epilepsy.html - Health Topics
  7. Dementia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... protein builds up and forms tangles inside the nerve cells of your brain. There is also a loss of connection between nerve cells in the brain. Lewy body dementia, which ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/dementia.html - Health Topics
  8. Genetic Brain Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    A genetic brain disorder is caused by a variation or a mutation in a gene. A variation is a different form of a gene. A mutation is a change in a gene. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/geneticbraindisorders.html - Health Topics
  9. How to Prevent Heart Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... diabetes can damage your blood vessels and the nerves that control your heart and blood vessels. So, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/howtopreventheartdisease.html - Health Topics