As a peripheral nerve, the median nerve is important for both movement and sensation. Median nerve anatomy helps inform us about its function. Movements are caused by the median nerve. Nerves send ...

Peripheral neuropathy is a general term for nerve damage that causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in your hands and feet. It can also affect other areas of your body and bodily functions ...

The plexus then divides into 3 cords, called the lateral, posterior, and medial cords. The cords terminate in 5 main peripheral nerves: axillary, musculocutaneous, median, radial, and ulnar.

Human peripheral nerves -- all the nerves outside of the central nervous system -- are protected by the blood-nerve barrier. This is a tight covering of endothelial cells that maintains the ...

The cause and symptoms of neuropathy, or nerve damage, can help determine the best way to treat it. Some examples of therapy for neuropathy include OTC and prescription medication, antidepressants ...

BPN is a type of peripheral neuropathy, which refers to damage to a single nerve or a set of nerves. If you have BPN, it’s the brachial plexus that’s damaged. This is an area where nerves from ...

Peripheral neuropathy is the result of damage to one or more groups of nerves. The effect on your body depends on which nerve groups aren’t working the way they should.

On April 28, 2025, Jasmine Thum, M.D., M.S. assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Biomedical Engineering, hosted a peripheral ...

Peripheral neuropathy is a common condition amongst people living with HIV. Neuropathy is damage to the nerves. Nerves transmit signals within the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system or ...

Upper-arm weakness (paresis) or paralysis indicates peripheral-nerve damage to the brachial plexus, a network of lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal nerves supplying the arm, forearm, and ...