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Peripheral Nerve Disorders

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 from your brain and spinal cord and connect to all parts of your body, including your muscles and organs. Peripheral nerves carry messages from your brain that control your movement, breathing, heartbeat, digestion, and more. They also carry messages from your body to your brain, so you can feel things, such as pain, heat, and cold.

What are peripheral nerve disorders?

Peripheral nerve disorders happen when one or more peripheral nerves are damaged. Damaged nerves may not carry messages correctly, or they may not work at all. As a result, you may have , , or a variety of other problems, depending on which nerves are involved.

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  1. Peripheral Nerve Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... such as pain, heat, and cold. What are peripheral nerve disorders? Peripheral nerve disorders happen when one or more peripheral nerves are ... other problems, depending on which nerves are involved. Peripheral nerve disorders are very common. There are more than 100 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/peripheralnervedisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Optic neuritis 
    ... become swollen or inflamed, it is called optic neuritis. It may cause sudden, reduced vision in the ... The exact cause of optic neuritis is unknown. The optic nerve carries visual information from your eye to the brain. The nerve can swell when it becomes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000741.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Peripheral neuropathy 
    Peripheral nerves carry information to and from the brain. They also carry signals in both directions between the spinal cord and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000593.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Optic Neuritis (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)  
    Optic Nerve Disorders/Specifics ... Optic Nerve Disorders ... American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus ... GLOSSARY, TERMS, ACRONYMS, PHRASES, ...
    https://www.aapos.org/glossary/optic-neuritis - External Health Links
  5. Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy 
    ... cause the disorder. Amyotrophic neuralgia Brachial neuralgia Brachial neuritis Brachial plexus neuritis Familial brachial plexus neuritis Hereditary brachial plexus neuropathy ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hereditary-neuralgic-amyotrophy - Genetics
  6. Neuromyelitis optica 
    ... inflammation of one or both optic nerves ( optic neuritis ). Optic nerves transmit images from the eyes to ... disorder and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein associated disorder-optic neuritis: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and treatment. Eye ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007809.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Labyrinthitis and Vestibular Neuritis (Vestibular Disorders Association)  
    Vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis result from an infection in the inner ear or the nerves connecting the inner ear ...
    https://vestibular.org/.../labyrinthitis-and-vestibular-neuritis - External Health Links
  8. Labyrinthitis - aftercare 
    You may have seen your health care provider because you have had labyrinthitis . This inner ear problem can cause you to feel like you ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000716.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Labyrinthitis 
    Labyrinthitis is irritation and swelling of the inner ear. It can cause vertigo and hearing loss. ... Labyrinthitis is usually caused ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001054.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Causes of Dizziness, Vertigo, and Disequilibrium (Vestibular Disorders Association)  
    Dizziness and Vertigo/Specifics ... Dizziness and Vertigo ... Vestibular Disorders Association ... Causes of dizziness, vertigo and disequilibrium can be hard to identify, ...
    https://vestibular.org/.../what-is-vestibular/causes-of-dizziness - External Health Links
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