Brachial plexus injuries comprise approximately one-third of all peripheral nerve injuries and are seen in just more than 1% of patients presenting to a trauma facility. They usually affect younger patients, with a median age of 34. Because of the…
Clinical Pearls To understand the diseases of the peripheral nerve system, physicians require anatomic awareness about the course of the peripheral nerves, bony landmarks, and the relevant ligaments and key muscles Furthermore, a working knowledge about how the muscles function…
Clinical Pearls Peripheral nerve injuries affect 2.8% of trauma patients. One of the important features of the peripheral nervous system in comparison with the central nervous system is its capacity for recovery through both regeneration and remyelination of axons. The…
Summary of Key Points Whereas Schwann cells support peripheral nervous system (PNS) regeneration, oligondendrocytes fail to support long-distance axonal growth in the central nervous system (CNS). Common and different signaling pathways in both the CNS and the PNS, as well…