Introduction
(1) Asheville, NC, USA Neurodegenerative disorders are diseases of the nervous system in which neurons deteriorate and die off and neural circuits become disabled. The best known of these…
Nerve Entrapment at Shoulder and Arm
, Götz Penkert2 and Thomas Schelle3 (1) Neurological Department, Freiberg Hospital, Freiberg, Germany (2) Neurosurgical Department, Friederiken-Hospital, Hannover, Germany (3) Neurological Department, Municipal Hospital Dessau, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany 8.1 Spinal Accessory Nerve…
Nerve Entrapment at Trunk and Leg
, Götz Penkert2 and Thomas Schelle3 (1) Neurological Department, Freiberg Hospital, Freiberg, Germany (2) Neurosurgical Department, Friederiken-Hospital, Hannover, Germany (3) Neurological Department, Municipal Hospital Dessau, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany 9.1 Ilio-hypogastric, Ilio-inguinal, Genito-femoral…
Electrodiagnostic Testing of the Peripheral Nerves
(1) Neurological Department, Municipal Hospital Dessau, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany 5.1 Introduction Electrodiagnostic examination (EDX) consists of two major parts: nerve conduction studies (NCS), including long latency reflex testing (F-waves), and…
Imaging of the Peripheral Nerves
(1) Neurological Department, Municipal Hospital Dessau, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany 6.1 High Resolution Ultrasound (HRUS) 6.1.1 Introduction In 1988, Fornage was the first to introduce the sonography of peripheral nerves [1]….
Generalized or Multifocal Disorders Occasionally Mimicking Focal Neuropathies
(1) Neurological Department, Municipal Hospital Dessau, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany 10.1 Introduction The following chapter will focus on a couple of generalized or multifocal disorders affecting peripheral nerves, plexus and motor-neurons,…
Anatomy of the Peripheral Nerve System
(1) Neurosurgical Department, Friederiken-Hospital, Hannover, Germany 2.1 Macroscopic Anatomy of the Peripheral Nerve System and Variations Each physician who starts to deal with peripheral nerves – and particularly focal…
Focal Nerve Trauma
(1) Neurosurgical Department, Friederiken-Hospital, Hannover, Germany 11.1 General Considerations Focal nerve lesions due to trauma are relatively rare diseases we have to deal with. The following chapter is therefore…
Nerve Tumors
(1) Neurosurgical Department, Friederiken-Hospital, Hannover, Germany 13.1 Types, Symptoms, and Diagnosis Most types of nerve tumor are characterized by the same slowly proceeding symptoms that we consider as typical…
Focal Tumor-Like Lesions
(1) Neurological Department, Municipal Hospital Dessau, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany Similar to autoimmune neuropathies, plexiform growth variants of tumors of the peripheral nerve sheath (plexiform neurofibroma, perineurioma) may lead to a…
