Worry not. A “dead” or “asleep” arm or leg is completely normal – and it’s all down to a traffic jam in your nervous system.

At a check-up 17 months after the nerve transfers, the patient's arm function was nearly back to normal. "Distal nerve transfers are a powerful treatment option," Nath wrote in the case report.

Birthing is a delicate process suspended between hope and uncertainty. This moment calls for the medical personnel to be extra careful. Possible complications are not just limited to the mother; ...

When pressure is removed from the nerves and the blood vessels, by moving the foot or arm, there is a certain amount of readjustment time before the nerves work normally. The nerve fibers awaken ...

Research Highlights: Stimulating a nerve that runs between various organs and the brain with intense physical rehabilitation improved arm and hand function in people with stroke. The improved ...

Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first published tined lead implantation which was guided based on the surgical navigation and intraoperative O-arm images. In this case, the applied ...