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

Avid golfer Robert Knorr found he was no longer able to hit the links last year, due to neuropathy in his legs and feet.

One step at a time, those who are diagnosed with rare neuropathic conditions such as GBS or CIDP prove it's possible to get ...

Ulnar artery thrombosis could be attributed to a single incident of trauma in six of the nine patients. Most of these patients could recall a single incident when they had used their hand as a ...

Everyone at some point has had the misfortune of hitting their elbow just so and sending an electric shock up their arm, but what's really going on?

The ulnar nerve travels down the side of the elbow and is important for hand movements and the touch sensation. Symptoms of UNE are tingling of the fourth and fifth fingers at night, pain in the elbow ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment occurs when there is too much pressure on the ulnar nerve. This nerve can be entrapped at the elbow or the wrist. Ulnar neuropathy symptoms include numbness in the hand, or ...

He was discharged improved with the diagnosis of bilateral ulnar neuropathy secondary to contusion at both elbows or to diabetes mellitus. He was seen again 2, 4 and 6 months later.

This paper presents a novel approach utilizing supercharged end-to-side anterior interosseous nerve transfer for a 13-year-old patient who experienced persistent ulnar neuropathy after K-wire removal.

Are you on pins and needles wondering about your tingling hands and/or feet? That prickly feeling, numbness and burning is ...

Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome Ulnar tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the nerve at the wrist, but at a different location than carpal tunnel syndrome, specifically, a narrow space called the Guyon's ...

Peripheral neuropathy occurs when the nerves outside the spinal cord and the brain are damaged. It causes decreased sensation, pain, numbness, tingling, and sometimes weakness. Treatments include ...