Question 1

could advanced cervical spinal stenosis cause vagus nerve damage?

Accepted Answer

Vagus nerve / spine: Spinal stenosis should not affect the vagus nerve.  The vagus nerve is safely outside of the spinal canal.  In spinal stenosis, it is the spinal canal that becomes narrowed.

Question 2

mri show spinal stenosis ( cervical) and nerve pinching at c6 can numbness and tingling in arm resolve with tome on its own?

Accepted Answer

C nerve compression: Your symptoms are created by nerve root pressure. Decompression is essential. Spinal cord compression itself can worsen without decompression intervention. Once decompressed, arm symptoms should improve -and resolve. Sooner is better.   Long term compression can lead to irreversibility.

Question 3

what is the inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve?

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see below: A spinal nerve (root) is a large nerve bundle that leaves the  spine at regular intervals, right and left. Inflammation can occur anywhere in the body. Think of a bee sting, with pain, swelling and sensitivity. Inflammation of the nerve root, causes pain close to the spine, and along the route of the nerve. Epidural steroid injections are sometimes used to place anti-inflammatories into the spine.

Question 4

what happens if the dorsal root of a spinal nerve is damaged?

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Pain, burning: The dorsal root ganglion is a very sensitive part of the nerve origin and may be damaged.  It results in severe pain, burning, tingling, numbness, and weird sensations such as a feeling of bugs crawling upon the extremities (called paresthesias).

Question 5

how to repair spinal/nerve tissue damage due to drug abuse?

Accepted Answer

Difficult to repair.: You don't state which drugs in particular caused the damage, or what the nature of the damage is.  So because the question is so general, so must be the answer. In general nerve tissue does not regenerate or repair itself, except for limited nerve plasticity, mostly in children younger patients and there is no known medical intervention.  If your issue is opiates, please see www.Opiatecure.Com.

Question 6

what's the inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve called?

Accepted Answer

Radiculitis.: Radiculitis refers to inflammation of the nerve root. A more general term for any problem with spinal nerve roots (including compression) is radiculopathy.

Question 7

can someone tell me how to repair spinal/nerve tissue damage due to drug abuse?

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You can't: "repair" it by anything you do.  Some people might advise making sure you have adequate b vitamins, particularly thiamine, which is necessary for good nerve function, so you might take a therapeutic multivit, but I am unaware of any studies that would indicate they work. Nerves may heal over time. If the nerve was actually physically damaged, you could see a neurosurgeon for advice. Stop using.

Question 8

what happens if the ventral root of the spinal nerve is cut?

Accepted Answer

Loss of motor contro: Loss of motor function with sensory preserved.Ventral branch has efferent motor dorsal has afferent sensory.

Question 9

what is the difference between a cranial nerve and a spinal nerve?

Accepted Answer

Cranial/Spinal nerve: Cranial nerves emerge from the brain. Spinal nerves are from the spinal cord.

Question 10

can you tell me the function of the dorsal root of the spinal nerve?

Accepted Answer

Lets you feel things: The nerve root has 2 "ganglions".  The dorsal root is on the posterior side of the nerve (closer to your back) and carries the fibers that allow you to feel things in your extremities (for example: pain, temperature, vibration).  The information is transmitted to your brain so you understand what type of sensation is being encountered by the extremity.

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What is the inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve?

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What happens if the dorsal root of a spinal nerve is damaged?

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How to repair spinal/nerve tissue damage due to drug abuse?

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What's the inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve called?

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Can someone tell me how to repair spinal/nerve tissue damage due to drug abuse?

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