peripheral nerve
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Peripheral nerve — This article is about the part of the nervous system. For other uses, see nerve (disambiguation). Nerves (yellow) A peripheral nerve, or simply nerve, is an enclosed, cable like bundle of peripheral axons (the long, slender projections of… … Wikipedia
Peripheral nerve field — refers to an area of skin innervated by a single peripheral nerve. A peripheral nerve field can also be described as cutaneous nerve distribution .An area innervated by a single dorsal root is called a dermatome.Neurologists rely on maps of… … Wikipedia
Peripheral nerve injury classification — Classification of peripheral nerve injury assists in prognosis and determination of treatment strategy. Classification of nerve injury was described by Seddon in 1943 and by Sunderland in 1951.[1] The lowest degree of nerve injury in which the… … Wikipedia
peripheral nerve hyperexcitability — excessive irritability of peripheral nerves, with symptoms in the muscles they innervate, such as cramps, stiffness, and neuromyotonia … Medical dictionary
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor — Classification and external resources Micrograph of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour with the typical herringbone pattern. H E stain … Wikipedia
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour — Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour, also known as neurofibrosarcoma, is a rare but aggressive type of cancer. Half of the cancers originate in patients with the hereditary disease neurofibromatosis type 1 … Wikipedia
peripheral nerve net — (NEMATODA: Adenophorea) A subcuticular neural meshwork that connects the setae and papillae on the whole body surface of some marine forms … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Nerve fiber — Latin neurofibra MeSH Nerve+Fibers Code TA A14.0.00.001 A nerve fiber is a threadlike extension of a nerve cell and consists of an axon … Wikipedia
Nerve injury — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a nerve with a decrease in myelinated nerve fibres (pink) and an abnormal increase in fibrous tissue (yellow), as may be seen in nerve injuries. HPS stain … Wikipedia
Nerve sheath tumor — Classification and external resources ICD O: 9540 9570[1] MeSH D018317 A nerve sheath tumor … Wikipedia
