nerve injury
Damaged sensory pathway
Nerve injury is damage to nerve tissue, ranging from temporary compression to complete severing.
Mild injuries like a pinched nerve may cause numbness or tingling that resolves on its own: The nerve injury from sitting cross-legged wore off in minutes.
Severe injuries can result in permanent loss of sensation or motor function: The accident left him with a nerve injury that paralyzed his hand.
- transectionCutting across something entirely
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- painBodily or emotional distress
shooting pain · numbness · paralysis · loss of sensation · fascicle · peripheral nerves · muscle atrophy · scar tissue · demyelination · paresthesia · repetitive strain · sensory neurons · tingling · physical therapy · recovery time · weakness · damage · severed
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- surgical riskscardiac arrest, respiratory failure, hemorrhage, anaphylaxis, aspiration
nerve injurymuscle strain
Torn or overstretched fibers
bone fracture · tendon injury · ligament tear · soft tissue injury · organ damage