This week we are going to discuss not an injury but a specific test that is performed to diagnose an injury. That test? The nerve conduction velocity test or NCV/EMG. The nerve conduction velocity ...

Facial nerve disorders can significantly impact your quality of life, affecting how you speak, eat, drink, and express emotion. A facial nerve disorder results from damage to the nerves controlling ...

Doctors may use a range of tests to diagnose myasthenia gravis (MG), including blood tests, nerve conduction tests, and imaging tests. MG is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the voluntary ...

Scientists have created an AI-powered system that can scan and map an entire mouse body in extraordinary detail — and it just uncovered a surprising new effect of obesity. Beyond disrupting metabolism ...

UAB has the first and only facial nerve program in the state of Alabama. Our Facial Nerve Clinic comprises a team of physicians who have expertise in the treatment of facial nerve injuries and other ...

Scientists in Germany have created a powerful new artificial intelligence system that can look through an entire mouse body and detect disease-related changes in extraordinary detail. Using this new ...

Imagine waking up unable to smile, blink, or raise one eyebrow. Your face feels heavy, lopsided, perhaps even numb. Water dribbles from the corner of your mouth when you drink. This alarming ...

Facial paralysis occurs when a nerve that controls your facial movements becomes damaged. As a result, a portion of your face may feel weak, or you may be unable to move it. Some types of facial ...

Bell’s palsy and a stroke both cause facial weakness, in which one side of the face may droop or sag. Although both conditions require prompt medical attention, a stroke is a medical emergency. Bell’s ...

SEATTLE — The ability to express our many emotions on our faces is something we might take for granted. It is something humans do every second of every minute of our lives. But certain medical ...