Our nerves are the power lines of our body providing information to and from the brain and the spinal cord to the entire body parts. Cranial neuropathy refers to the cranial nerves damage. The cranial nerves reside in the cranium i.e. skull and there are 12 pairs of cranial nerves exiting the brain, each assigned [...]
Defining diabetic neuropathy Diabetic neuropathy which is a frequent problem resulting from diabetes is nerve damage in the body as a consequence of uncontrollably high blood sugar level. Although high blood sugar can cause damage to the nerve fibers throughout the body, diabetic neuropathy most frequently impairs the nerves of the legs and feet. Diabetes [...]
Neuropathic pain is experienced when the nerve fibres are damaged. This makes it complicated because it concerns a tissue injury. It sends erroneous signals to pain centres of the brain which then cause pain and one example is the phantom limb syndrome. The malfunctioning of the brain is brought about when it still gets pain [...]
The condition derived from the damage inflicted to the cranial nerves which are directly found within the brain is referred to as cranial neuropathy. There are two known types of this kind – optic neuropathy and auditory neuropathy. Optic neuropathy is a condition derived from the damage to the optic nerves which are responsible [...]
