Bariatric surgery may reverse peripheral nerve injury and slow the progression of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and retinopathy in patients with severe obesity, according to a cohort study ...

Phantom limb pain affects nearly 40 percent of amputees, often persisting despite medications and therapy. Reconstructive surgeon Shaun Mendenhall, MD, outlines why surgical techniques are now ...

The most advanced new surgical procedure, AMI, addresses proprioception. This refers to the ability to sense position and movement. In an intact human arm or leg, muscles work in pairs. When a bicep ...

Migraine surgery is not widely endorsed by neurologists or headache specialists due to limited research on its effectiveness and potential long-term risks. Types of migraine surgery include peripheral ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Peripheral nerve injuries pose significant challenges in medical treatment, often leading to long-term disabilities and reduced quality of life. These injuries can result from ...

Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, is on a mission. The professor of plastic surgery, surgery, neurosurgery, and neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, wants to convince ...

You may be familiar with the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. It processes information to make key decisions about bodily functions. Outside of this system is the ...

The one-year, CAST-accredited Stereotactic, Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham offers comprehensive subspecialty training in functional ...

Bimodal stimulation produced significantly higher shoulder pain relief compared to other stimulation paradigms - ...

Clinical trials are to go ahead using ‘off-the-shelf’ spider silk technology to repair devastating nerve injuries ...