Why doctors fear Indore’s water crisis could cause long-term nervous system damage

A Nerve Conduction Study (NCS) conducted at Alpha Brain Study Centre revealed acute nerve damage. The test showed reduced muscle response in both legs, absence of sensory nerve signals, and missing ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Nerve conduction, needle electromyography help detect, guide treatment of neuromuscular diseases

Dr. Justin Grant, DO, a fellowship-trained sports medicine provider at Colorado Advanced Orthopedics(CAO), is certified in nerve conduction study (NCS) and needle electromyography (EMG). NCS evaluates ...
Medical News Today

Diagnosis of CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy)

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) affects the peripheral nerves. Tests to diagnose this condition include nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and sometimes an MRI. CIDP ...
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Study finds nerve blocks reduce pain in kids with broken legs

A study led by doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina and UMass Chan Medical School found that ultrasound-guided nerve blocks helped kids with broken thigh bones, also known as femurs, ...
BMJ Case Reports

Acute nutritional axonal neuropathy and Wernicke’s encephalopathy status post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

We describe an unusual case of a woman in her 30s who had recently undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and presented to the emergency department with a 6-week history of intractable nausea and vomiting ...