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This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Stimulation of the efferent vagus nerve slows heart rate, induces gastrointestinal motility, and inhibits TNF production in spleen. [1] Stimulation of the efferent pathway of the vagus nerve releases acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter which interacts with the α7 subunit of the nicotinic AChR (α7 nAChR). nAChR is expressed on the cell ...
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a medical treatment that involves delivering electrical impulses to the vagus nerve. It is used as an add-on treatment for certain types of intractable epilepsy , cluster headaches, treatment-resistant depression and stroke rehabilitation.
A neuronopathy affects the cell body of a nerve cell in the peripheral nervous system. [5] Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Spinal muscular atrophy; Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1; Atypical motor neuron diseases; Dorsal root ganglion disorders
These disorders are characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons in the cerebral cortex, spinal cord, brain stem, and pyramidal tracts. This specifically involves the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), vagus nerve (X), and hypoglossal nerve (XII). [2] This disorder should not be confused with pseudobulbar palsy or progressive spinal muscular ...
The Power of the Vagus Nerve. The vagus nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, often called the “rest and digest” system because it helps the body relax after periods of stress ...
Hot fluids may be helpful for some people with cricopharyngeal spasm (or other oesophageal disorders). [3] Herbal tea. Other therapies. Transcutaneous stimulation of vagus nerve through the ear [4] proved to reduce symptoms of that family (long lasting, on the way of the vagus nerve) according to a study realized in the context of long covid. [2]
In contrast, pseudobulbar palsy is a clinical syndrome similar to bulbar palsy but in which the damage is located in upper motor neurons of the corticobulbar tracts in the mid-pons (i.e., in the cranial nerves IX-XII), that is the nerve cells coming down from the cerebral cortex innervating the motor nuclei in the medulla.