GBS is a nerve disease that affects senses, movements, breathing, and heartbeat in humans. The condition, in which the body’s immune system attacks nerves, can cause paralysis and even death.

For all the known benefits CBD offers, it’s unclear how well it can relieve nerve pain. Few studies have looked at CBD and nerve pain specifically. With neuropathy, CBD research is even more ...

BECAUSE of the interest in the recent publication on peripheral entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremity, 1 it was decided to review these conditions in the lower extremity. An entrapment ...

The vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body, originates in the brainstem and extends down into the abdomen. It monitors and receives information about the functioning of the heart, lungs ...

Nerve pain refers to painful sensations around the nerves. Various treatment options are available, including anticonvulsants, certain antidepressants, mild opioids, and some topical treatments ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better.

They can be debilitating, but most of the time, they are treatable without invasive measures. However, sometimes, a pinched nerve in the neck requires care from a medical professional. Individuals ...

One class of drugs that is frequently used in a nebulized form is the opioids. The mechanism of action of nebulized opioids is uncertain, but it is thought that the opioids either act on receptors ...

Purpose. The uses, dosing recommendations, benefits, and disadvantages of unlabeled drugs administered by nebulization are reviewed. Summary: Nebulization is gaining popularity as a treatment ...

applied both chemical and clinical techniques to allow identification of unlabeled NPCs in vivo. “Our hypothesis,” explains Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, at Stony Brook, “was that NPC metabolism ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...