Miss Payel Bhattacharya, was diagnosed with a rare disease von Hippel-Lindau or VHL. It is a genetic form of cancer. VHL patients battle a series of tumors throughout their life. VHL may occur in up ...

Any medical student who has taken neuroanatomy knows that memorizing the cranial nerves, their functions, and the corresponding diagnostic tests is no easy feat. The Cranial Nerves app provides a ...

Learn the essentials of cranial nerve examination, involving systematic assessment of each nerve to identify abnormalities relating to neurological pathologies. Abstract Cranial nerve examination ...

Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind, 3-D printed guide that helps regrow both the sensory and motor functions of complex nerves after injury. The groundbreaking research has the potential to ...

Come summer, we will once again marvel at the amazing athletic skills of Olympic athletes while in fact, the simple act of walking is no less remarkable. Just to prevent us from toppling over, the ...

The control and coordination in human beings take place through nervous system and hormonal system which is called endocrine system. The five sense organs in our body, eyes, ears, nose, tongue and ...

The Cranial Nerves song covers the 12 pairs of cranial nerves and their functions and is used by medical students the world over to help them learn the cranial nerves. Students use the lyric sheet and ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is an immune-mediated neuropathy that affects the peripheral motor and sensory nerves. The symptoms are of a slowly progressive numbness and tingling ...

The brainstem, positioned at the base of the brain, is a compact yet critical structure comprised of three primary components ...

Nerves are a collection of neurons, which are the individual nerve cells. Nerves can be damaged by diabetes – known as neuropathy. A neuron has a soma (the cell body) which includes the cell nucleus, ...