The results indicated that we successfully achieved the goal of sphincter preservation and therapeutic efficacy. The patient derived significant benefits from the cryoablation treatment. Conclusions: ...

Gluten neuropathy refers to damage that can occur to peripheral nerves in people with gluten sensitivity. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that travel from the spine and the brain to the other areas ...

Hospital length of stay, hospital costs, and opioid use were reduced among patients who underwent cryoablation during lobectomy for lung cancer.

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better.

Medicare covers inpatient and outpatient care for skin cancer. People with Original Medicare parts A and B or Medicare Advantage plans can expect extensive coverage, but they will likely have out ...

A neurological examination involving the range of motion of your spine, strength of your upper body, sensation, and reflexes may also be performed to screen for any neurological issues like nerve root ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Boston Scientific Corporation is updating use instructions for POLARx and POLARx FIT Cryoablation Balloon Catheters, emphasizing the risk ...

If you have seizures which can’t be controlled with epilepsy medicines, and you are not able to have epilepsy brain surgery, then vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy may be an option for you. The ...