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The 12 cranial nerves are pairs of nerves that start in different parts of your brain. Learn to explore each nerve in a 3D diagram.
A 48-year-old black man with a history of chronic hepatitis C and HIV, well controlled on highly active antiretroviral therapy, presented with a 3-month history of throbbing, intermittent right ...
Find out what you need to know about the glossopharyngeal nerve. Learn about its location, functions, and the problems caused by injuries to this nerve.
Defect in debilitating neurodegenerative disease reversed in mouse nerves Drug compound may help against Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Date: April 19, 2018 Source: Washington University School of ...
Cranial nerve function varies depending on the type of nerve. Generally speaking, these nerves control your motor skills in your face and trigger sensations (tasting, smelling, hearing, feeling ...
Autism spectrum disorders are generally thought to be caused by deficits in brain development, but a study in mice now suggests that at least some aspects of the disorder -- including how touch is ...
As cranial nerves can serve as morphological markers in the categorization of hindbrain patterning defects, neuronal development has been analysed in mouse hindbrain-patterning mutants, and our ...
Scientists have developed a new drug compound that shows promise as a future treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited, often painful neurodegenerative condition that affects nerves ...
Autoimmune disorders like RA, MS, and polymyalgia rheumatica can affect the joints, nerves, or muscles. Learn about their symptoms and treatments.
Neuromuscular disorders affect the nerves that control certain muscles in your body. Some examples include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS).
Neurological disorders affect the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Learn more about 5 neurological disorders and their treatment options here.
Charcot–Marie–Tooth Type 2 diseases are a group of hereditary neuropathic disorders characterized by the degeneration of axons in peripheral nerves.