Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

Despite advances in surgical techniques and technology, iatrogenic nerve injury remains a leading cause of morbidity ...

Dr. Shirley D'Sa discusses the importance of catching peripheral neuropathy in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia early on and how to treat it.

Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes that develops slowly over time. This article takes a closer look at the symptoms, treatment, and causes of diabetic neuropathy.

Despite 30 years of research there are still significant unknowns and controversies associated with multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) including disease pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria and ...

This surprising insight, published in Nature, could lead to strategies to prevent peripheral neuropathy or at least minimize and slow the onset of the damage. Immune cells prevent nerve damage ...

This insight could lead to strategies to prevent peripheral neuropathy or at least minimize and slow the onset of the damage.

The expert guidelines highlighted in this review provide an evidence-based framework for approaching at-risk infants and allow for a more limited and standardised approach to antibiotic use. While ...

SOME people may have heard of diabetic neuropathy or diabetic retinopathy. The first one generally affects the nerves, while the latter is an eye condition that can cause vision loss and blindness ...

Early-onset colorectal cancer refers to colon and rectal cancers that develop in people before age 50. While colorectal cancer mostly occurs among people 50 and older, the number of younger people ...