Bariatric surgery may reverse peripheral nerve injury and slow the progression of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and retinopathy in patients with severe obesity, according to a cohort study ...

Sciatic neuropathy refers to nerve damage to the sciatic nerve. It can cause pain, weakness, and numbness. Damage to the sciatic nerve may occur from injury or trauma, compression of the sciatic nerve ...

Femoral neuropathy, also called femoral nerve dysfunction, is one possible cause of movement and sensation problems in the legs. Femoral neuropathy occurs when something affects the femoral nerve, ...

Microvascular decompression is a surgery to treat trigeminal neuralgia. A neurosurgeon relieves pressure (typically from a blood vessel) around the trigeminal nerve (sensory nerve running along your ...

Cranial neuropathy occurs when there is damage to the cranial nerves in the brain or brain stem. Depending on the affected cranial nerve, people may experience different symptoms, such as weakness on ...

Microvascular decompression surgery treats the pain of certain nerve conditions that affect the head and neck. The surgery-related risks are few, and many people report an immediate reduction in pain.

Back decompression aims to relieve back pain by taking pressure off compressed spinal discs. There are surgical and nonsurgical methods of back decompression. Nonsurgical therapy includes spinal ...

Some severe headaches aren't migraines. They may be caused by a nerve being pinched. When other treatments don't work, surgery may offer relief. Learn more from Dr. Antonio Forte, a Mayo Clinic ...