The cranial nerves control eye muscles ... or an EMG (electromyography), which captures nerve activity from the brain or spinal cord to a peripheral nerve such as in the arm or leg.

This includes nerves corresponding to the lumbar (low ... They are also separated by gaps or spaces in some areas. Both cranial and spinal meninges are broken down into three layers, with the ...

Motor neurons in the different cranial motor nuclei extend axons, forming the cranial nerves, to innervate muscles and parasympathetic ganglia in the head and neck. The specification of the ...

The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia ...

The neurologist explains the link between Guillain-Barre Syndrome and paralysis, and the initial symptoms to watch out for.

Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs in individuals with a spinal cord injury ... Parasympathetic outflow through cranial nerve X (vagus) can cause ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...