Antibodies can improve the rehabilitation of people with acute spinal cord injury. Researchers have investigated this with promising results. For the first time, it was possible to identify patient ...

The greater petrosal nerve branches off of the facial nerve in the skull. Along with a chain of other nerves, it innervates (provides nerve function to) the lacrimal gland, which produces tears. The ...

Digital nerve blocks are important tools for the emergency medicine clinician. Injuries or infections of the digits are extremely common. Adequate analgesia is essential to properly address the ...

While PaTS is considered an immune-mediated acute brachial plexus neuropathy, the majority of patients present with symptoms and signs of single nerve involvement, most often anterior or posterior ...

Elimination criteria: (1) patients with incomplete intraoperative nerve block who received adjunctive pharmacotherapy; (2) patients with inadequate intraoperative block effect, necessitating a change ...

Phillip Island-based makeup artist Erin Lee ‘hard-launched’ the couple’s romance via her Instagram page, sharing a photo of the pair smiling on the beach at sunset. She accompanied the loved ...

A person suffering from supraorbital neuralgia may complain of painful hair on the front of the head. A supraorbital nerve block is useful in the treatment of supraorbital neuralgia. Treatment and ...

Experimental plugin by Endless OS Foundation that introduces a high-level, block-based visual programming language as an educational tool. Our aim is to reduce the learning curve faced by learners who ...

What is a vagus nerve stimulator? A vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) is a device that can help prevent seizures. When it's implanted, it has 2 parts, a pulse generator and leads. The pulse generator sits ...

while a frozen shoulder may unlock with a suprascapular nerve block, which could help avoid risky surgery. Dr James Blackburn works with St George’s Hospital Tooting and southwest London pain ...

An occipital nerve block can relieve pain by numbing and reducing inflammation in these nerves in the back of your head. (Photo Credit: WebMD) Many things can cause damage or irritation to these ...