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Results 1 - 10 of 54 for Nerve fibers
  1. Horner syndrome 
    ... caused by any interruption in a set of nerve fibers that start in the part of the brain ... and travel to the face and eyes. These nerve fibers are involved with sweating, the pupils in your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000708.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. White matter of the brain 
    ... deeper tissues of the brain (subcortical). It contains nerve fibers (axons), which are extensions of nerve cells (neurons). Many of these nerve fibers are surrounded by a type of sheath or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002344.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Sensorimotor polyneuropathy 
    ... a bodywide (systemic) process that damages nerve cells, nerve fibers (axons), and nerve coverings ( myelin sheath). Damage to ... signals to slow or stop. Damage to the nerve fiber or entire nerve cell can make the nerve ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000750.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Nerve conduction velocity 
    ... the presence of a myelin sheath on the nerve fiber) of the nerve. Newborn infants have values that ... test shows the condition of the best surviving nerve fibers. Therefore, in some cases the results may be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003927.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Spinal cord trauma 
    The spinal cord contains nerve fibers and cells. These nerve fibers carry messages between your brain and body. The spinal cord is located in the spinal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001066.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Alternative medicine - pain relief 
    ... clear. It is thought that acupoints lie near nerve fibers. When acupoints are stimulated, the nerve fibers signal the spinal cord and brain to release ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002064.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 
    ... or destruction to the covering ( myelin sheath) around nerve fibers.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000727.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Glomus jugulare tumor 
    ... important nerves exit the skull. This area contains nerve fibers, called glomus bodies. Normally, these nerves respond to changes in body temperature or blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001634.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Krabbe disease 
    ... enzyme to make myelin. Myelin surrounds and protects nerve fibers. Without this enzyme, myelin breaks down, brain cells die, and nerves in the brain and other body areas do ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001198.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Hair follicle anatomy (image) 
    ... the base of the hair follicle are sensory nerve fibers that wrap around each hair bulb. Bending the hair stimulates the nerve endings allowing a person to feel that the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9703.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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