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Ulnar Nerve Disorders, Skin The ulnar nerve also provides sensory innervation to the part of the hand corresponding to the fourth and fifth fingers: Palmar branch of uln...
Differential diagnosis [ 6 , 8 ] Other sites of ulnar nerve lesion - eg, Guyon's canal at the wrist. Causes of ulnar nerve lesions at the wrist include compression by tum...
Be aware of the distribution of the median, ulnar and radial nerves: The radial nerve supplies sensation to the skin on most of the dorsum of the hand. , Median nerv...
Musculocutaneous Nerve Lesion (C5-C6), However, difficulties in maintaining viability in a nerve graft have proved a challenge and have led to the development of nerve trans...
Radial Nerve Lesion (C5-C8), In the axilla: With features of weak triceps, wrist drop and possibly also median and ulnar nerve involvement. The most common cau...
Cranial Nerve Lesions, Cranial nerve lesion outside the brainstem (eg, compression)? Cranial nerve lesion within the brainstem (eg, multiple sc...
Femoral Nerve Lesion, Epidemiology Femoral nerve lesions are uncommon. One study of 27,004 primary hip arthroplasties found only two patients with complete and o...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Median Nerve Lesions, If axonal injury occurs secondary to prolonged ischaemia, the nerve dysfunction may become irreversible. Other median ...
Interosseous Nerve Compression, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and steroid injections may have some value. Nerve release and/or repair may be needed for anterior i...
Diplopia and III, IV and VI Cranial Nerve Lesions, Hence, abducens nerve paralysis is important but it is a poor localising sign for a space-occupying lesion. Isolated ab...
Space-occupying Lesions of the Brain, It supplies the lateral rectus muscle and its action is to move the eye laterally - as described in diplopia and cranial nerve lesions...
Examination of the Cranial Nerves, Here the aim is to give a slightly fuller account of examination whilst interpretation of the findings is discussed elsewhere in the separate article on Cr...
Facial Nerve Palsy, It also supplies the stapedius (so a complete nerve lesion will alter auditory acuity on the affected side). From the facial nerve nucleus in th...
Optic Nerve and Eye Tumours, Tumours of the optic nerve [ 9 ] Optic nerve gliomas account for 3-5% of all paediatric brain tumours. They are most commonly World Health ...
Nerve Conduction Studies, Myelin provides a form of insulation for nerves, helping to keep the electrical impulses within the nerve fibre. If nerves are damaged the...
Dieulafoy Lesion, What is a Dieulafoy lesion? The lesion in Dieulafoy's disease consists of a submucosal ectatic artery in the gastrointestinal tract. , Dieulafoy...
Nerve Damage after Epidural Injection, The symptoms will depend on the nature of the nerve damage and which type of nerves have been affected. Nerves may be sensory...
Temporal Lobe Lesions (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), What causes temporal lobe lesions? There are many possible causes of temporal lobe lesions. The most common cause...
Pigmented Skin Lesions, Excessive UV exposure, including tanning beds. 7-point checklist Use the 7-point weighted checklist for assessment of pigmented skin lesions [ 3 ] : ...
Temporal Lobe Lesions (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), Temporal lobe lesion causes The most common cause of temporal lobe lesions is a CVE. Space-occupying lesion...