and additional EMG testing can indicate if there are early signs of nerve regeneration. The acute pain associated with PTS can be treated with oral steroids, but it is frequently non-responsive to ...

This goal might be achieved by using a USEA implanted in the severed nerve above the amputated limb to stimulate sensory fibers that previously conveyed sensory inputs to the brain. The large ...

The NeuroSpan Bridge™ mimics the fascicular architecture of the nerve using microchannels. It is intended to organize regeneration so that regenerating axons remain on the same path as they ...

The bullet severed his main nerve and no hospital in Gaza could perform the complicated nerve transplant surgery he needed; even so, the Israeli military kept refusing him a permit to travel to ...

Auxilium Biotechnologies designed its NeuroSpan Bridge implant for nerve regeneration. [Image courtesy of Auxilium Biotechnologies] Auxilium Biotechnologies today announced enrollment of the first ...

Background: Nerve transplantation, as a classical nerve repair technique, has received extensive attention in recent years. However, the rapid development of this field has also brought challenges ...

Department of Neurosurgery General, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, P. R. China Beijing Key Lab of Regenerative Medicine in Orthopedics; Key ...

TWEAK (tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-like weak inducer of apoptosis) is a member of the TNF superfamily of structurally related cytokines. It is present on the cell surface but a soluble form can ...

During the struggle, the victim thought he’d die. He suffered “significant and protracted” stab wounds to the back of his neck, abdomen and a severed nerve and artery on his left thumb. After pushing ...