dorsal root and autonomic nervous system ganglia along the entire neuraxis. Decades later, a declining VZV-specific host immunity [31] leads to virus reactivation, usually resulting in herpes ...
This differs from rashes that originate in skin cells in which nerves are not affected directly. Moreover, the nerves that VZV inhabits are sensory ganglia. Their function is to send sensory ...
Whereas HSV-1 latency is found only in cranial nerve ganglia, HSV-2 becomes latent in lumbrosacral ganglia. The treatment for HSV-2 encephalitis is the same as for HSV-1 (see above). HSV ...
By implanting a spinal cord stimulator to stimulate the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) in the patient's spine, they were able to block pain sensations originating from the damaged nerve. This first-of ...
We report a case and follow-up of an adult male with intracranial yolk sac tumor (YST). Initially, the patient presented with abnormal high signals in the right basal ganglia on MRI, misdiagnosed as a ...
Thumb numbness is a symptom often attributed to a "pinched nerve" of the hand, wrist, or spine. In addition, numbness may be due to a disease or medications that cause demyelination (destruction of ...
Photos: Syrian opposition flag raised at the embassy in Moscow, Russia The three-starred flag of the Syrian opposition groups has been installed over the Syrian embassy building in Moscow ...
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