Sensory nerve action potential amplitudes decreased as patients aged in a cohort of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 patients compared with a healthy, age-matched control group. Spinal muscular ...

NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) --Neuropathy -- nerve damage that causes pain, numbness, weakness or tingling in the feet and hands -- is very common and underdiagnosed, a new study indicates. The study, ...

In a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Eroboghene Ubogu, M.D., professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology and director of the Division of ...

Femoral neuropathy, also called femoral nerve dysfunction, is one possible cause of movement and sensation problems in the legs. Femoral neuropathy occurs when something affects the femoral nerve, ...

Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes. It refers to nerve damage due to long periods of high blood sugar levels. In addition to controlling blood sugars, some medications are ...

A new study led by a George Washington University Cancer Center researcher found that cold therapy protects breast cancer patients from nerve pain caused by chemotherapy. Researchers found that ...

Neuropathy, the nerve damage that causes pain and numbness in the feet and hands and can eventually lead to falls, infection and even amputation, is very common and underdiagnosed, according to a new ...

“More than one-third of people with neuropathy experience sharp, prickling or shock-like pain, which increases their rates of depression and decreases quality of life,” said study author Melissa A.