Advancium Health Network, a public charity dedicated to advancing therapies for rare diseases, has awarded two major grants ...

New CMTA-STAR project aims to uncover elusive mutations in CMT through long-read sequencing, helping more patients reach a genetic diagnos ...

Dr. Benjamin Knight, founder of Abundant Life Chiropractic Health joined us to talk about their treatment options for peripheral neuropathy. We were also joined by Wanda Howard, a patient who has ...

In a statement, Lucius said EDS is "a hereditary disorder that affects the connective tissue that stabilizes and supports the joints and organs throughout the body." "As I struggled with incurring ...

More information: Alan Y. Hsu et al, Semaglutide and Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Risk Among Patients With Diabetes, JAMA Ophthalmology (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2025.0349 ...

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Purpose To describe the pattern of MRI changes in the pregeniculate visual pathway in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). Method This retrospective observational study enrolled 60 patients with ...

4 Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK 5 Centre for Regenerative Medicine Imaging and High Content Screening, University of Edinburgh Disrupted axonal transport ...

Quadriparesis is when there is muscle weakness in both arms and both legs. It is different than quadriplegia, which causes paralysis (complete loss of movement) in each of the body’s limbs. The ...

Alcoholic neuropathy, also known as alcoholic peripheral neuropathy, refers to damage of the nerves due to chronic and excessive alcohol consumption. Affected nerves include the peripheral nerves, ...

Some reduction in conduction velocity can be the result of axonal damage. Thus, the predominant pattern of neuropathy in our patients was of the axonal type. This is similar to a recent study ...

If an individual develops neuropathy from treatable conditions, such as diabetes, chronic alcohol use disorder, or nutrient deficiencies, a doctor will aim to control the condition first.