It is possible to regain sensation or movement in areas that were once affected
by nerve damage, but this is never a guarantee.
Spina bifida is typically accompanied
by nerve damage and maybe partial paralysis in the legs.
Several small studies suggest that benfotiamine may aid in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy (a condition marked
by nerve damage that results from a diabetes - related elevation in blood sugar levels).
Their findings, reported June 17 in the journal Neuron, could lead to treatments for chronic pain conditions caused
by nerve damage, such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), as well as chronic inflammation, like rheumatoid arthritis.
Neuropathic pain — chronic pain caused
by nerve damage — is a significant problem, affecting around 8 per cent of Europeans.
The first, published in 2008, found that smoking marijuana reduced pain caused
by nerve damage in 38 patients, with minimal side effects.
The DOD - funded research will target the use of Sprint specifically for amputees suffering from moderate to severe neuropathic pain — chronic pain typically caused
by nerve damage.
Not exact matches
Just look at this list of benefits from a recent study done at the Yale - Griffin Prevention Research Center
by David L. Katz, MD, and his colleagues: «Cocoa can protect
nerves from injury and inflammation, protect the skin from oxidative
damage from UV radiation... and have beneficial effects on satiety, cognitive function, and mood.»
For years Ullman had suffered from
nerve damage that makes it hard for him to walk (he moves around the offices
by Segway).
Just as I started to come to grips with permanent
nerve damage and an array of side effects caused
by my treatments, another crisis struck.
Mackey persuaded a doctor to cut off his left index finger, which throbbed with pain from
nerve damage caused
by radiation treatments.
And it took some time for him to regain dexterity in his left hand after he persuaded a doctor to cut off the index finger, which throbbed with pain from
nerve damage caused
by radiation treatments.
if you look closely, I believe the
nerve damage was done
by the earlier leg kicks hence he rolled his ankle because it was not responding.
The
nerves in their side are palpable and they were only saved a
damaging feat at Brighton
by a daft tackle in the penalty area that allowed Rooney to bag a late leveller.
From this point in Jewish history, the male's glans is directly affected
by the circumcision procedure, and the denuded glans and traumatized infant will heal with considerable
nerve damage and loss of sensitivity.
«Either this was a direct act
by the Russian state against our country, or the Russian government lost control of this potentially catastrophically
damaging nerve agent and allowed it to get in the hands of others,» May said.
Mrs May said: «Either this was a direct action
by the Russian state against our country, or the Russian government lost control of its potentially catastrophically
damaging nerve agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others.»
Transplanted neurons controlled
by light can drive muscle function in
damaged mouse sciatic
nerves.
About 5 years ago, researchers led
by Richard Borgens of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, discovered that giving guinea pigs a shot of polyethylene glycol right after a serious spine injury repaired much of the initial
nerve damage.
«Moving to non-invasive and repeatable methods of
nerve fiber measurements such as in vivo corneal confocal microscopy would enhance study of peripheral neuropathy
by enabling early detection of
damage, progression of
nerve fiber deterioration, and enable assessment of therapeutic strategies in the SIV / macaque model,» explains Dr. Mankowski.
Studies have shown that corneal
nerve fiber density, measured
by confocal microscopy, can predict diabetes - related
damage to the peripheral
nerves, called peripheral neuropathy.
Neutrophils are one of the most common types of immune cells and known to engulf microorganisms, but they are not normally associated with peripheral
nerve damage, such as that caused
by diabetes or trauma.
Tear samples from patients with diabetes show elevated levels of substance P, which are related to early
damage to the corneal
nerves, which may contribute to the development of corneal ulcers and poor wound healing in patients with diabetes, according to the pilot study
by Maria Markoulli, PhD, MOptom, FAAO, and colleagues of University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
But their prominence at sites where
nerve cells are
damaged by the disease means they deserve careful scrutiny in the desperate search for ways to arrest the most salient cause of dementia.
Arthur Neufeld and his colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis are among the labs looking for ways to block the
nerve damage caused
by the pressure buildup.
Blocking the activity of a single enzyme can nearly halt the
nerve damage caused
by glaucoma in mice, according to a paper in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers note these tiny artificial tubes could one day serve as conduits for regenerating
nerves severed in accidents or
damaged by disease.
«Our data clearly showed that one of the protein receptors on white blood cells called CXCR3 brings white blood cells to the optic
nerve in response to production of its binding partner CXCL10
by damaged nerve tissue,» said Zhang.
The condition occurs when the facial
nerve is
damaged by swelling or pressure, but the exact cause of Bell's palsy is unknown.
Glaucoma is characterized
by rising fluid pressure in the eye that
damages the optic
nerve.
They first showed that mice with severed sensory
nerves produce excessive BH4, churned out both
by the injured
nerve cells themselves and
by macrophages — immune cells that infiltrate
damaged nerves and inflamed tissue.
Plaque hinders neuronal activity
by gumming up synapses (spaces between cells through which chemical or electrical information is transmitted), eventually
damaging nerve cell branches and leading to neuronal death.
«However, the capillary constriction produced
by pericytes may,
by restricting the blood supply for a long time, cause further
damage to
nerve cells even after the clot is removed.
They are too close to spinal
nerves and tissue structures that could be
damaged by another operation.
He explains that because VEGF - A naturally stimulates regeneration of
nerves and the blood vessels that nourish them, it can reverse the
damage caused
by the glucose - driven degeneration.
Arising from the Schwann cells of the vestibular (balance)
nerve, these tumors can grow to the point of
damaging nearby structures — and can lead to death
by compressing the brainstem.
Celiac disease, which results from a sensitivity to gluten, was associated with a 2.5-fold increased risk of neuropathy (
nerve damage), according to an article published online
by JAMA Neurology.
In a study led
by Duke Health and published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, scientists demonstrate in rats that a short duration of the drug donepezil can reverse both structural and genetic
damage that bouts of alcohol use causes in neurons, or
nerve cells, in the young brain.
By reinsulating
damaged nerves and regenerating
nerve cells, Schwann cell transplants have earned their stripes in paralyzed mouse, pig and primate studies over the past decade.
But if the HLA - A2 gene turns out to be the culprit, then the immune system is probably involved somehow in Alzheimer's symptoms, says Payami, perhaps
by damaging nerve cells.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says more than 9 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes and an estimated 50 percent of people with diabetes have some form of diabetic peripheral neuropathy,
nerve damage caused
by high levels of blood sugar, although not all have symptoms.
RIPK1, the researchers found, inflicts
damage by directly attacking the body's myelin production plants —
nerve cells known as oligodendrocytes, which secrete the soft substance, rich in fat and protein that wraps around axons to support their function and shield them from
damage.
The recent earthquake swarm, beginning on March 24 and climaxed
by a 4.9 magnitude tremor on Saturday, has produced no reports of injuries or severe
damage but has rattled
nerves in a region where Idaho's most powerful known quake, measured at 6.9, killed two children in 1983.
A leading cause of blindness in the world especially for the elderly, glaucoma is caused
by high intra-ocular pressure in the eye which then leads to
damage to the optic
nerve.
By linking the data, CTD was able to connect the dots and find genes that that may be key to connecting the drug and the possibility of
nerve damage.
The drops protected the animals» retinal ganglion cells and optic
nerves, both of which are generally
damaged by the disease.
«How
nerve cells are
damaged by accumulation of abnormal proteins.»
Ivermectin, the established drug which successfully treats the infection, is known to be effective against minor
damage caused to the front of the eye
by the worm, but until now scientists had very little clear evidence about the drug's role in preventing more serious effects of infection, in particular
damage to the optic
nerve.
Neuroscientists have long believed that scar tissue formed
by glial cells — the cells that surround neurons in the central nervous system — impedes
damaged nerve cells from regrowing after a brain or spinal cord injury.
«We found that the KPro leads to high levels of TNFa, and that
by blocking TNFa, we can prevent the
nerve damage.»