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Peripheral Neuritis
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What is the medical term meaning degeneration of nerves supplying the extremities?
Peripheral neuropathy is deneration of the nurse supplying the extremities.
Does neuralgia involve degeneration of the nerves outside the CNS and affects the distal muscles of the extremities?
yes
What is a degenerative disorder of the nerves to the extremities known as?
neropathy
What is the spinal cord feature associated with the leash of nerves supplying the upper limbs?
The brachial plexus is the spinal cord feature associated with the leash of nerves supplying the upper limbs.
How many thoracic nerves?
thoracic nerves [T1-T12] twelve nerves on each side, mixed motor and sensory, supplying the muscles and skin of the thoracic and abdominal walls.
What is the term meaning distribution of the spinal nerve?
it simple means supplying of nerves to body parts.
How does vasoconstriction help warm your body up?
Vasoconstriction is the closing of arteries supplying blood to the bodies extremities. As the extremities are the coldest bits of the body, when the arteries constrict less heat is lost from the blood in these areas. This keeps the core of the body warm.
Is there help for diabetic cold no feeling feet?
It appears you are asking about diabetic neuropathy, which causes numbness and tingling of the feet. It is caused by damage to the small nerves supplying the extremities. Unfortunately, once the damage occurs, there is no cure. There are some treatments for the pain that accompanies the condition, and it can be slowed by tightly controlling the blood glucose, but this does not prevent or reverse it.
Is Spinal degeneration the same as spinal stenosis?
No. Spinal stenosis a condition where the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves. Spinal degeneration is a natural process that occurs as we age and it often the causeof spinal stenosis.
What is nephropahty?
neuropathy perhaps? -- inflamed nerves, painful discomfort often seen in the extremities in some diseases. My answer, of course you can look it up in the dictionary:-)
What has the author Grace Warren written?
Grace Warren has written: 'The care of neuropathic limbs' -- subject- s -: Complications, Diseases, Extremities, Innervation, Nerves, Peripheral, Peripheral Nerves, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Therapy, Treatment
What is the neurological reason for the wobbler disease or spondylolithesis?
Wobbler disease is an ataxia caused by the compression and degeneration of the peripheral nerves due to compression of the cervical spinal column.
