Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Orthopnea is the sensation of breathlessness when lying down that goes away when ...

Phrenic nerve conduction time was measured in all patients in whom there was radiological evidence of diaphragm paralysis 1 week postoperatively. The two groups were similar in terms of age and sex.

Your lower esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, and kidneys are below the diaphragm, in your abdominal cavity. The left and right phrenic nerves send signals to control the diaphragm, which receives ...

Phrenic Nerve Stimulator System Codes For Central Sleep Apnea: A total of 12 CPT codes were developed for the phrenic nerve stimulator system to treat central sleep apnea. Eight CPT codes (33277-33288 ...

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.

Multiple brain-computer interface (BCI) projects are currently underway, but BrainGate is one of the first aimed at motor restoration in users affected by neurodegenerative disorders and spinal ...

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 ...

A man with paralysis who had electrodes implanted in his brain can pilot a virtual drone through an obstacle course simply by imagining moving his fingers. His brain signals are interpreted by an ...

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 ...

While the central nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system is made up of all nerves branching off the spinal cord, extending to every part of the body.

(To add another layer of confusion, night terrors are sometimes referred to as sleep terrors.) As you consider these detailed descriptions of each occurrence, hopefully, you begin to recognize some of ...