Trochlear nerve
Trochlear nerve
Introduction The trochlear nerve, or fourth cranial nerve (CN IV), acts as one of the ocular motor nerves that regulate eye movement. As the only cranial nerve with a dorsal…
Axillary Nerve
Axillary Nerve Injury
Axillary nerve injury results in a condition that occurs when the axillary nerve is damaged. The axillary nerve is a nerve that runs from the upper back down the arm to…
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Musculocutaneous Nerve Injury
Musculocutaneous Nerve Injury can result from various traumatic events, including direct trauma, compression, stretching, or iatrogenic causes such as surgical procedures. Depending on the severity and location of the injury,…
Optic nerve
Optic Nerve
Introduction The optic nerve is the second cranial nerve (CN II) that transmits visual information. The optic nerve has only afferent (sensory) fibres and, like all cranial nerves, is paired.…
Brachial-Plexus-Injury
Brachial Plexus Injury
Brachial plexus injury refers to damage to the network of nerves that runs from the spinal cord to the hand, arm, and shoulder. The brachial plexus is the network of…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is an extremely common wrist ailment. You may have discomfort or damage if swelling presses on your medial nerve in the carpal tunnel of your wrist. Carpal…
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cubital tunnel syndrome is one kind of peripheral nerve compression (CBTS). It is an irritation or injury to the ulnar nerve in the elbow's cubital tunnel. Cubital tunnel syndrome can…
Radial Tunnel Syndrome
Radial Tunnel Syndrome
Radial tunnel syndrome is a compressive neuropathy affecting the posterior interosseus nerve (PIN) within the radial tunnel. Many of the motor activities in your arm, such as forearm rotation and…
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic neuropathy is a kind of nerve injury that can develop in persons with diabetes. It is caused by excessive blood sugar levels that accumulate over time and can harm…
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is the term for any disease that affects nerves other than those in the brain or spinal cord. Peripheral neuropathy is the term used to describe the malfunction…