Back home on recovery road Nov 6, 2009
Guillain-Barr; Syndrome causes the body s immune system to attack part of the peripheral nervous system causing varying degrees of weakness or tingling sensations in the legs. These abnormal sensations often ascend to the upper body until a person is almost completely paralyzed requiring artificial respiration to support breathing. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
What does your feet reveal Oct 31, 2009
Numbness in feet If you are unable to feel your feet or have a heavy pins-and-needles sensation, it could indicate damage to the peripheral nervous system. This could occur due to diabetes or excessive intake of alcohol. (India Times, India)
Can you catch Alzheimers? Oct 26, 2009
Worse, once you have it, you have it forever: After the initial infection, the virus lies dormant in your peripheral nervous system, occasionally flaring up during periods of stress, illness, or fatigue. You can follow these , but it never completely disappears. (MSNBC -- Health)
Plastic Surgery 2009 news briefs Oct 24, 2009
Injuries to the peripheral nervous system are major and can result in paralysis. In the study, ASCs were administered to a group of rats with sciatic nerve injuries. (EurekAlert!)
H1N1 Report May Foreshadow Grim Flu Season Oct 13, 2009
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. First sympt weakness or tingling sensations in the legs. (CBS News)
10Officials Tell Wary Americans: H1N1 Vaccination Is Safe, Get It» Oct 11, 2009
syndrome an autoimmune disease that attacks the peripheral nervous system and can be fatal occurs in 10-20 people per 1 million adults, regardless of whether they ve received a vaccine or not. According to CDC tracking, there is correlation, although the cause is unproven, of one additional case of Guillain-Barr. (Fox News)
Swine flu vaccine starts shipping Tuesday: Should you get it? Oct 4, 2009
It's an auto-immune attack on the peripheral nervous system that's normally brought on by viral infection. It can leave people hospitalized and on respirators for weeks, and take months or years to completely subside. (The Palm Beach Post)
Scientists Make Paralyzed Rats Run Again Sep 22, 2009
In the rat experiments, the researchers injected so-called serotonergic agonists, a compound that mimics the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin and activates receptors in the central and peripheral nervous system. About a quarter-million people in the United States have serious spinal cord injuries, according to the Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury, Prevention, Care and Cure. (Newsmax)
The Spinal Column Sep 13, 2009
Many of these muscles are attached at one end to the vertebral or spinal column, a remarkable structure that defines the mid-line of the human body and largely defines the boundary between the central and peripheral nervous system. Humans, like a majority of other species are bilaterally symmetric. (Suite101.com)
AAN collaborates with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on H1N1 vaccine safety monitoring Sep 1, 2009
Neurologists are doctors who specialize in treating neurologic disorders such as GBS, a rare disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system, causing tingling and weakness in the arms and legs. Most GBS cases are treatable, but a few can be fatal. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Study Examines Adverse Events Associated With Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Aug 20, 2009
2 for venous thromboembolic events (blood clots), autoimmune disorders, and Guillain-Barr; syndrome (disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system); and 0. 1 for anaphylaxis (hypersensitivity reaction to a substance) and death. (Science Daily)
Central Nervous System-The Brain an... Aug 11, 2009
The CNS receives information from sensory organs and processes that information sending a response to the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). The PNS consists of various nerve processes that connect the brain and spinal cord with receptors, muscles, and glands. (Suite101.com)
Genetic Basis For Schizophrenia Jul 28, 2009
The first paper, published in the July 2009 online issue of the journal Development, followed the role of Disc1 in cranial neural crest (CNC) cells, which are multi-potent cells that give rise to multiple cell types including craniofacial cartilage and the peripheral nervous system during development. They also are similar to neurons in their high mobility, response to signals and cellular origin. (Science Daily)
First Model Motor Nerve System That's Insulated And Organized Like Human Body Jul 23, 2009
In the body, nerve cells grow in two distinct environments: In the peripheral nervous system (PNS), cells are exposed to blood and other fluids that contain high concentrations of protein, among various other constituents, depending on where the cells are located in the body. In the central nervous system (CNS), the spinal cord and brain are surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid that contains only trace amounts of protein. (Science Daily)
Local family seeks helping hand from community Jul 16, 2009
Guillain-Barr; Syndrome is an autoimmune disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system and is usually caused by an acute infectious process. The symptoms of GBS are identified by an ascending paralysis beginning with weakness in the legs and continues with complete loss of deep tendon reflexes. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Family comes to the rescue of 'The Fridge' Jun 30, 2009
In the rare disorder, the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. First symptoms include weakness or tingling sensations in the legs, which may spread to the arms and upper body. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Advanced Nerve Cell System Could Help Cure Diabetic Neuropathy, Related Diseases Jun 29, 2009
In the peripheral nervous system, where the problems associated with diabetic neuropathy originate, Schwann cells perform this function ... In the relatively open peripheral nervous system, cells are exposed to blood and other fluids that contain high protein concentrations and copious other constituents in variable concentrations. (Science Daily)
Gene Findings Revealing Reasons For Neuroblastoma Risk Jun 27, 2009
Originating in the peripheral nervous system, neuroblastoma is the most common solid cancer of early childhood and causes 15 percent of all childhood cancer deaths. "Only two years ago we had very little idea of what causes neuroblastoma," said study leader John M. Maris, M.D., chief of Oncology and director of the Cancer Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (Science Daily)
Fate in fly sensory organ precursor cells could explain human immune disorder Jun 22, 2009
In the fly peripheral nervous system, two daughter cells arise from a single sensory organ precursor mother cell ... In a screen of fruit fly mutants that have disrupted peripheral nervous system development, Akhila Rajan and An-chi Tien, two graduate students in Bellen's laboratory, identified a mutant with a cluster of neurons. (EurekAlert!)
New therapy enlists immune system to boost cure rate in a childhood cancer May 28, 2009
Neuroblastoma, a cancer of the peripheral nervous system, usually appears as a solid tumor in the chest or abdomen. Neuroblastoma accounts for 7 percent of all childhood cancers, but due to its often aggressive nature, causes 15 percent of all childhood cancer deaths. (EurekAlert!)
Protein Identified As Critical To Insulating The Body's Wiring Could Also Become Treatment Target May 27, 2009
They report this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that in the peripheral nervous system that controls arms and legs, the protein erbin regulates the protein neuregulin 1, stabilizing and interacting with the ErbB2 receptor on Schwann cells so they can make myelin, which insulates the wiring. Their studies in mice have shown that when erbin is missing or mutated, the insulation is inadequate, slowing communication. (Science Daily)
Neuronal Growth Factor Receptor -- Long Implicated In Alzheimer's Disease -- May Actually Protect The Neuron Apr 28, 2009
Scientific interest in the peripheral nervous system has been growing as investigators studying neurodegenerative diseases seek new insights into disease progression. "How a disease damages the peripheral nervous system could add a great deal to our understanding of its process, possibly leading to applications down the line that impact patient management and quality of life issues," says Lee, who led the study. (Science Daily)
Scientists find 'pleasure nerves' Apr 13, 2009
Neuropathy, where the peripheral nervous system is damaged, can be very painful and sometimes the messaging system goes wrong a people feel pain even when there is no cause. Hairy skin. (BBC News -- Science)
Nine Lives: Cats' Central Nervous System Can Repair Itself And Restore Function Apr 1, 2009
(May 22, 2008) Researchers have for the first time identified a protein that is key to the regeneration of damage in the peripheral nervous system and which could with further research lead to understanding. (July 3, 1998) Weizmann Institute scientists have managed to partially heal the damaged spinal cords of laboratory animals, according to a study reported in the July issue of Nature Medicine. (Science Daily)
Proteins By Design: Biochemists Create New Protein From Scratch Mar 28, 2009
This protein can transport oxygen, akin to human neuroglobin, a molecule that carries oxygen in the brain and peripheral nervous system. Some day this approach could be used to make artificial blood for use on the battle field or by emergency-care professionals. (Science Daily)
Lab-grown Nerves Promote Nerve Regeneration Mar 20, 2009
20, 2009) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have engineered transplantable living nerve tissue that encourages and guides regeneration in an animal model. Results were published in March in the journal Tissue Engineering Part A.. (Science Daily)
JumpStart and Case Technology Ventures Invest in Neuros Medical Mar 17, 2009
Kevin Kilgore and Niloy Bhadra of Case Western Reserve University's Department of Biomedical Engineering and MetroHealth Medical Center, in partnership with the Cleveland FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) Center, is referred to as "Nerve Block" and delivers high-frequency stimulation to sensory nerves in the peripheral nervous system to block chronic pain. The system consists of an electrode (also known as a lead) placed around a peripheral nerve and powered by a pace-maker size generator... (PR Newswire)
HPV Vaccine Does Not Increase Risk Of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Study Suggests Feb 25, 2009
The disorder often occurs after an infection; the body's immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system. The vaccine was approved in June 2006 for use in girls and women age 9 to 26 to prevent infection with human papilloma virus (HPV) types that are the most common cause of cervical cancer. (Science Daily)
