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- Arachnoid Cysts Information Page
Arachnoid cysts are cerebrospinal fluid-filled sacs that may develop between the surface of the brain and the cranial base or on the arachnoid membrane - one of the 3 membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord. Most cases begin during infancy, however onset may be delayed until adolescence. Symptoms of an arachnoid cyst are related to the cyst size and location. Small cysts are usually asymptomatic and are discovered only incidentally. Large cysts may cause cranial deformation or...
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Tarlov Cysts Information Page
Tarlov cysts are fluid-filled sacs that most often affect nerve roots in the sacrum, the group of bones at the base of the spine. These cysts can compress nerve roots, causing lower back pain, sciatica (shock-like or burning pain in the lower back, buttocks, and down one leg to below the knee), urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, and some loss of feeling or control of movement in the leg and/or foot. Pressure on the nerves next to the cysts can also cause pain. Tarlov cysts may become...
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Pinched Nerve Information Page
The term pinched nerve describes one type of damage or injury to a nerve or set of nerves. The injury may result from compression, constriction, or stretching. Symptoms include numbness, "pins and needles" or burning sensations, and pain radiating outward from the injured area. One of the most common examples of a single compressed nerve is the feeling of having a foot or hand "fall asleep." Pinched nerves can sometimes lead to other conditions such as peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel...
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Ovarian Cysts
The ovaries produce the eggs in the female reproductive system. Eggs grow, develop, and mature in the ovaries and then are released during ovulation, part of the monthly menstrual cycle that occurs during the childbearing years. Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form on the ovaries when the follicles (sacs) on the ovary that contain the egg mature, but do not release the egg into the fallopian tube where it would be fertilized. A woman can develop one cyst or many cysts. Ovarian cysts...
National Women's Health Information Center
- Simple Kidney Cysts
Simple kidney cysts are abnormal pouches containing fluid. The simple cyst is the most common form. Although its cause is not fully understood, we do know that the simple cyst is not an inherited condition. Single or multiple cysts may develop on small tubes in the kidneys. Most often, simple cysts do not cause symptoms or harm the kidney. In some cases, however, pain can occur when cysts enlarge and press on other organs. Sometimes cysts become infected or suddenly start to bleed. Less often...
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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- Calcium Is Spark Of Life, Kiss Of Death For Nerve Cells
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Nerve grafts may restore erectile function
Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:09 EST
- Nerve grafts may restore erectile function
MSNBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:16 EST
- Pregnancy Hormone Key To Repairing Nerve Cell Damage
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Brain creates 'new' nerve cells
BBC - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:01 EST
Clinical Trials
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- Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Anal Incontinence(Version 1.1). Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Bowel Control (Amendment II)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00200005 - Active, not recruiting
Fecal Incontinence and Constipation
- Lumbar to Sacral Ventral Nerve Re-Routing
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00378664 - Recruiting
Urinary Incontinence; Spinal Cord Injury; Spina Bifida
- Efficacy of Sacral Nerve Stimulation Before Definitive Implantation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00522691 - Not yet recruiting
Fecal Incontinence
- Sacral Nerve Stimulation Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Fecal Incontinence
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00200057 - Active, not recruiting
Fecal Incontinence
- Comparison of Intraspinal Nerve Root Stimulation With Dorsal Column Stimulation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00370773 - Active, not recruiting
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