Bristol Palin grew alarmed when the left side of her face went numb, pulling her mouth into a grimace. A doctor diagnosed her ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, affecting about one in 323 children in the United States. It's caused by brain damage and affects a person's muscle tone, balance, ...

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.

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Dr. Justin Grant, DO, a fellowship-trained sports medicine provider at Colorado Advanced Orthopedics (CAO), is certified in nerve conduction study (NCS) and needle electromyography (EMG).

An entrapment point occurs in the course of a nerve where the anatomic configuration may cause constriction of the nerve, or, if trauma has occurred to the area, the particular anatomic ...

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

The British-born man was born blind and with cerebral palsy and appeared in the media as a young boy talking about living with his disabilities. He recently relocated to the United States with his ...

White's half-brother, Justin, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and couldn't move by himself, so he and another of Mitchell's sons — who was in the hospital with an infection at the time of the ...

The Role of Nerves in Identifying Pain Sensations Let’s say you step on a rock. How does a sensory nerve in the peripheral nervous system know this is any different than something like a soft toy?

He has cerebral palsy and requires lifelong care. He can neither speak nor walk and is fed via a tube attached to his stomach. As a baby, he was abandoned by his parents but 10 years ago ...

Background: We analyzed trends in age at surgery and surgical approach over time and geography. Methods: We performed a systematic review according to PRISMA-IPD guidelines to include individual ...