A limited surgical decompression of the ulnar nerve within the cubital tunnel by incision of the arcuate ligament was effective in relieving pain and dysesthesia in 22 of 27 patients. No patient ...

Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must ...

Thrombosis of the ulnar artery can be a cause of significant morbidity. Most often a consequence of blunt trauma to the hypothenar eminence of the hand, it may be attributable to one traumatic ...

Cubital tunnel syndrome happens when the ulnar nerve, which passes through the cubital tunnel a tunnel of muscle, ligament, and bone on the inside of the elbow, becomes inflamed, swollen,and irritated ...

You may relieve diabetic nerve pain with medications and some forms of exercise. Managing diabetes helps with long-term relief and slows down the progression of nerve damage. Diabetes may cause ...

Myelin allows a nerve signal to travel faster. In unmyelinated neurons, a signal can travel along the nerves at about 0.5 to 10 meters per second, while in a myelinated neuron, it can travel up to ...

Abnormalities of the ulnar nerve sensory action potential were found in 39·3% of cases. The amplitude of the ulnar nerve sensory action potential was related to the amplitude of the median nerve ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is a rare nerve disorder. It is not a communicable disease. Why is it spreading like a viral outbreak? After a raft of viruses that sent waves of fear in the last few years, ...

The antecubital fossa is sterilely prepped and draped ... The guidewire is advanced to the ulnar vein under fluoroscopy, and a 7-F dilator and sheath are inserted. Next, with ultrasound, arterial ...

The flow of electrical impulses is directed from the source of the pain along nerve fibers that connect to sensory neurons. Sensory neurons can also support complex movements like picking up utensils, ...