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Results 1 - 10 of 174 for Nerve
  1. 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 ...
  2. Optic Nerve Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    The optic nerve is a bundle of more than 1 million nerve fibers that carry visual messages. You have one connecting ... retina) to your brain. Damage to an optic nerve can cause vision loss. The type of vision ...
  3. Degenerative Nerve Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Degenerative nerve diseases affect many of your body's activities, such as balance, movement, talking, breathing, and heart function. Many ... and viruses. Sometimes the cause is unknown. Degenerative nerve diseases include: Alzheimer's disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Friedreich ...
  4. Diabetic Nerve Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... time, this can damage the covering on your nerves or the blood vessels that bring oxygen to your nerves. Damaged nerves may stop sending messages, or may ...
  5. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a very common condition that happens when a nerve in your wrist becomes squeezed. The carpal tunnel ... and the ligament that holds them together. A nerve, called the median nerve, runs from your lower ...
  6. Acoustic Neuroma (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is a benign tumor that develops on the nerve that connects the ear to the brain. The ... grows, it presses against the hearing and balance nerves. At first, you may have no symptoms or ...
  7. Neurologic Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    The brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up the nervous system. Together they control all the workings of the body. When something goes wrong with a part ...
  8. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Tooth disease (CMT) is a group of genetic nerve disorders. It is named after the three doctors ... in 2,500 people. CMT affects your peripheral nerves. Peripheral nerves carry movement and sensation signals between ...
  9. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... shoulder, arm, and neck. It happens when the nerves or blood vessels just below your neck are ... along your arm, hand, and fingers. If a nerve is compressed, you may also feel weakness in ...
  10. Diabetic Foot (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... over time when high blood sugar damages the nerves and blood vessels in the feet. The nerve damage, called diabetic neuropathy, can cause numbness, tingling, ...
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