The eighth cervical nerve does not exist. This implies that the metamere of the spinal cord and the 31 pairs of spinal nerves, which innervate striated muscles (myotomes) and skin (dermatomes), must ...

A pinched nerve occurs when there is pressure or force on an area of a nerve, causing it to send pain signals to the brain. Most cases are mild, and a person can often treat them at home.

Shingles can cause intercostal neuralgia by leading to inflammation in the spinal nerve roots. Pregnant people can sometimes develop intercostal neuralgia. This is because pregnancy involves ...

We have been working to overcome these challenges, and reported the first 3-D MRI/CT fusion images 1,2. We present herein the cervical nerve roots (two cases of cervical spondylotic amyotrophy) in ...

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) anatomy is designed to supply function to most muscles of the larynx (voice box). It branches from the vagus nerve (cranial nerve 10) but follows an unusual pathway ...

This is because each spinal nerve root—one on each side of the body—services a specific area of skin called a dermatome. When a shingles outbreak occurs, only that dermatome on that side of the body ...

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cervical nerve root compression, or cervical spinal cord dysfunction; (3) history of severe and frequent migraines, fibromyalgia, shoulder diseases, rheumatic or rheumatoid diseases, severe ...

Examination revealed partial ptosis of the right eye, a constricted right pupil and reduced sensation in the right T1 dermatome. Clinically ... s syndrome is the result of an interruption to the ...