Lumbar radiculopathy is inflammation of a nerve root in the lower back that causes symptoms in the back and down the leg. Radiculopathy is pain and other neurological symptoms caused by the pinching ...

A 32 year-old man presented with progressive numbness and pain radiating from the back to the anterior and medial thigh. Schwannoma: MRI Scans of the Lumbar Spine; (Left Top) T1-weighted axial; (Left ...

A 72 year-old woman presented with progressive pain, weakness and sensory loss in the left leg. Her examination showed weakness of ankle and toe dorsiflexion as well as ankle eversion on the left.

Dr. Paul Christo answers the question: 'Can Damaged Nerves Be Seen On An X-Ray?' — -- Question: Can Damaged Nerves Be Seen On An X-Ray? Answer: Damaged nerves cannot be seen on a regular X-ray.

Cervical radiculopathy, also known as a pinched nerve, happens when a nerve in the neck becomes irritated or compressed. It can be very painful and may affect a person’s quality of life. Usually, it ...

Sprouting. Branching. Pruning. Neuroscientists have borrowed heavily from botanists to describe the way that neurons grow, but analogies between the growth of neurons and plants may be more than ...

Medically reviewed by John Carew, MD Key Takeaways The greater petrosal nerve is a branch of the facial nerve that helps ...