• There are 8 pairs of spinal nerves in the cervical spine, labeled C1 to C8. (spine-health.com)
  • Spinal nerves are named and grouped by the region of the spine that they're associated with. (healthline.com)
  • Because your spinal nerves exit your spine laterally, dermatomes associated with your torso and core are distributed horizontally. (healthline.com)
  • For instance, symptoms that occur along a specific dermatome may indicate a problem with a specific nerve root in the spine. (healthline.com)
  • It is possible to injure the spinal cord without fracturing the spine, such as when a ruptured disc or bony spur on the vertebra protrudes into the spinal column. (apparelyzed.com)
  • The clinico-radiologic definition of SSD includes segmental agenesis or dysgenesis of the spine, segmental abnormality of the underlying spinal cord and nerve roots, congenital paraplegia or paraparesis and congenital lower limb deformities. (bioline.org.br)
  • segmental spinal dysgenesis (SSD) and caudal regression syndrome (CRS) represent two facets of a single spectrum of segmental malformation of the spine and spinal cord. (bioline.org.br)
  • Because the spine is so carefully engineered, breaks or injuries can also damage the spinal cord. (upmc.com)
  • What are the segments of the spine? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • The narrowing of the spinal canal can occur either due to wear and tear or degenerative changes of the different parts of the spine. (bethesdaccsc.com)
  • Generally, when we discuss spinal flexion, there are two main types of activities that come up within the discussion: lifting with a flexed spine (i.e. deadlift/squat) and curling-type movements (i.e. sit-ups, leg raises). (ironmagazineforums.com)
  • There are ligament structures that span along multiple segments of the spine, such as the posterior longitudinal ligament and ligament structures that connect individual segments, such as the interspinous ligament. (ironmagazineforums.com)
  • The two nerves that leave the spine at each vertebra go through the foramina, one on the left and one on the right. (eorthopod.com)
  • Alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase were both mildly elevated (48 U/L [0.8 µkat/L]). A magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the brain showed a focus of increased T2 signal, and an MRI of the spine showed a long centrally located segment of increased T2 signal ( Figure ). (cdc.gov)
  • Lumbar nerves. (healthline.com)
  • There are five pairs of lumbar spinal nerves, designated L1 through L5. (healthline.com)
  • Like the lumbar spinal nerves, you also have five pairs of sacral spinal nerves. (healthline.com)
  • In the dog and the rabbit, the virus is encountered with an equal virulence in all the segments of the cerebral-spinal axis Ammons horn, chiasma of the optic nerves, quadrigeminal anterior tumors white substance of the orbital lobes and of the ceiling of the lateral ventricle arbor vitae of the cerebellum pyramids of the neck of the bulb, dorsal marrow, lumbar marrow, etc. (dtic.mil)
  • We ligated a left-sided lumbar spinal nerve with silk under anesthesia using pentobarbital (50 mg/kg). (koreamed.org)
  • The density of zinc was significantly decreased in zinc concentration in the dorsal horn of 4th, 5th and 6th lumbar segments at 5 and 10 days after the spinal nerve ligation. (koreamed.org)
  • Lumbar laminectomy is a surgical procedure to relieve the pressure over the spinal nerves which results in pain and numbness in the legs. (bethesdaccsc.com)
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar spinal stenosis is narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal causing compression of the nerve rootlets and nerve roots in the cauda equina before their exit from the foramina. (msdmanuals.com)
  • thus the last several lumbar, the sacral, and the caudal nerves have to run increasingly longer distances before they reach the corresponding intervertebral foramina to exit from the vertebral canal. (veteriankey.com)
  • Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a severe demyelinating disease defined principally by its tendency to selectively affect optic nerves and the spinal cord causing recurrent attacks of blindness and paralysis. (nih.gov)
  • Contemporary diagnostic criteria require absence of clinical disease outside the optic nerve or spinal cord. (nih.gov)
  • stalk becomes solid, and forms the basis of the optic tract, optic chiasma, and optic nerve. (co.ma)
  • the central processes extend backwards along the optic stalk, and give rise to the optic nerve, optic chiasma, and optic tract. (co.ma)
  • Cranial nerves are considered as a part of the peripheral nervous system, although olfactory and optic nerves are considered to be part of the Central nervous system. (byjus.com)
  • Only cranial nerves I and II are purely sensory and are responsible for the sense of smell and vision (optic nerve II). (byjus.com)
  • Olfactory and optic nerves emerge from the cerebrum and all other 10 nerves emerge from the brain stem. (byjus.com)
  • The optic nerve II is the agent of vision. (byjus.com)
  • MOGAD patients tended to have bilateral/anterior optic nerve pathology with perineural contrast enhancement, contrasting with posterior optic nerve involvement in NMOSD. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSION: CVS+ rate and longer segments of involvement in the spinal cord and optic nerve can differentiate MOGAD from MS, but do not discriminate as well between MOGAD and AQP4+ NMOSD. (bvsalud.org)
  • The nerve stimulator market is sub-segmented into deep brain stimulator, vagus nerve stimulator, and spinal cord stimulator. (medgadget.com)
  • By product , the global brain implants market has been segmented into deep brain stimulator, spinal cord stimulator, and vagus nerve stimulator. (medgadget.com)
  • The deep brain stimulators, spinal cord stimulators, sacral nerve stimulators, transcranial magnetic stimulators, vagus nerve stimulators, and other product types are the market's main subgroups. (marketresearch.com)
  • In this report, the Asia-Pacific internal neurostimulation/neuromodulation market has been broadly classified into spinal cord stimulator, deep brain stimulator, sacral nerve stimulator, vagus nerve stimulator, and gastric neurostimulator. (prnewswire.com)
  • Sacral Nerve Stimulation market has applications in Urinary Incontinence and Fecal Incontinence, while Vagus Nerve Stimulator comprises Epilepsy and other applications. (prnewswire.com)
  • However, the vagus nerve has branches to most of the internal organs and is the part of the autonomic nervous system. (byjus.com)
  • Each one is named after the vertebra beneath it, except the C8 nerves, which are above the T1 vertebra. (spine-health.com)
  • It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 2 (C2). (wikipedia.org)
  • A person with damage to the spinal cord at the cervical spinal cord segment C1 (the highest cervical vertebra, at the base of the skull) will probably lose function from the neck down and require permanent assistance with breathing in the form of a machine called a ventilator. (apparelyzed.com)
  • MRI in the female child showed that the upper segment was interrupted at the level of D6 vertebra and a bulky, thickened lower cord segment was seen caudally at L1 level [Figure - 2] . (bioline.org.br)
  • The confusion about the mysterious eighth cervical vertebra comes from the very similar or same naming of the spinal nerves. (yogauonline.com)
  • Except for the very top and bottom of the spinal column, each vertebra has two facet joints on each side. (eorthopod.com)
  • Thoracic nerves. (healthline.com)
  • You have 12 pairs of thoracic nerves that are numbered T1 through T12. (healthline.com)
  • Spinal manifestations of NF1 include bone changes such as acute kyphoscoliosis at the cervical-thoracic junction and vertebral body anomalies, soft-tissue abnormalities such as dural ectasia and lateral meningocele, and various spinal tumors. (ajnr.org)
  • Acute Transverse Myelitis Acute transverse myelitis is acute inflammation of gray and white matter in one or more adjacent spinal cord segments, usually thoracic. (msdmanuals.com)
  • They increase in size and in number to an average of seven dorsal and seven ventral filaments from the fifth cervical segment as far caudad as the second thoracic segment. (veteriankey.com)
  • From the second thoracic segment through the thirteenth thoracic segment there are two dorsal and two ventral filaments that form each thoracic nerve root. (veteriankey.com)
  • Each spinal nerve is supplied by 2 nerve roots. (spine-health.com)
  • There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, forming nerve roots that branch from your spinal cord. (healthline.com)
  • They form nerve roots that branch from your spinal cord. (healthline.com)
  • A spinal neoplasm is anyone of many tumor types that are similar to intracranial tumors and involve the spinal cord or its roots. (health-care-clinic.org)
  • Spinal cord tumors can occur anywhere along the length of the cord or its roots. (health-care-clinic.org)
  • Caudal lesions invariably produce paresthesias in the nerve distribution pathway of the involved roots. (health-care-clinic.org)
  • [1] Characteristic findings are a normal upper spinal cord that abruptly changes in caliber resulting in a wedge shape, a markedly thinned out or indiscernible middle cord segment devoid of nerve roots and a bulky, low-lying, thickened cord caudally. (bioline.org.br)
  • In the lumbosacral region, nerve roots from lower cord segments descend within the spinal column in a nearly vertical sheaf, forming the cauda equina. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The gray matter also contains many internuncial neurons that carry motor, sensory, or reflex impulses from dorsal to ventral nerve roots, from one side of the cord to the other, or from one level of the cord to another. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The cord is divided into functional segments (levels) corresponding approximately to the attachments of the 31 pairs of spinal nerve roots. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The vertebral column primarily functions to provide vertical stability to the torso, protect the spinal cord and nerve roots, and provide attachment points for musculature. (ironmagazineforums.com)
  • Each spinal nerve consists of four segments from proximal to distal: (1) roots, (2) main trunk, (3) four primary branches, and (4) numerous peripheral branches ( Fig. 17-3 A ). The roots lie within the vertebral canal and consist of a dorsal root ( radix dorsalis ) with a spinal ganglion ( ganglion spinale ), and a ventral root ( radix ventralis ). (veteriankey.com)
  • Union of the dorsal and ventral roots forms the main trunk of the spinal nerve, which is located largely within the intervertebral foramen. (veteriankey.com)
  • the spinal ganglion, formerly the dorsal root ganglion, is located in the dorsal root at the junction of the dorsal and ventral roots, near the intervertebral foramen. (veteriankey.com)
  • Because the caudal part of the spinal cord (S-1 caudally) and the nerves that leave it resemble a horse's tail, this part of the spinal cord (the conus medullaris), with the spinal roots coming from it, is called the cauda equina (see Chapter 16 ). (veteriankey.com)
  • Their origin to a large extent resembles the mode of formation of the roots of a spinal nerve. (co.ma)
  • Due to the growing usage of spinal cord stimulators for the treatment of nerve pain and chronic pain, this segment dominated with a revenue share in 2021. (marketresearch.com)
  • The segment of hospitals and ASCs had the highest revenue share in 2021, and it is anticipated that it would continue to dominate over the projected period. (marketresearch.com)
  • Posterior cervical fusion (PCF) surgery is often needed when patients require treatment of some typical spinal conditions, including degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, spinal stenosis, fracture, and tumor. (aofoundation.org)
  • V. The trigeminal nerve is developed by means of a large posterior and a small anterior root. (co.ma)
  • The signal transmitted by the brain is routed through 2 intermediate segments (the brainstem and the sacral spinal cord) prior to reaching the bladder. (medscape.com)
  • Our righting reflexes operate through this region to re-orient the head when we lose our balance, and the transmission of spinal cord impulses which originate in the brain pass through the neck area into the torso and limbs. (cello.org)
  • Most of the cranial nerves originate in the brain stem and pass through the muscles and sense organs of the head and neck. (byjus.com)
  • it innervates the rectus capitis anterior and rectus capitis lateralis muscles, and provides sensory nerves to the trapezius and the back of the scalp and upper neck. (wikipedia.org)
  • Your spinal nerves help to relay sensory, motor, and autonomic information between the rest of your body and your central nervous system (CNS). (healthline.com)
  • This is because the C1 spinal nerve typically doesn't have a sensory root. (healthline.com)
  • no motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral segments S4-S5. (apparelyzed.com)
  • The white matter at the cord's periphery contains ascending and descending tracts of myelinated sensory and motor nerve fibers. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The small anterior (efferent) root of the trigeminal nerve, like the motor anterior root of a spinal nerve, is later in its appearance than the sensory root. (co.ma)
  • Some of the cranial nerves are responsible for sensory and motor functions as they contain only sensory fibres and motor fibres. (byjus.com)
  • Others are mixed nerves because they include both sensory and motor fibres. (byjus.com)
  • LISBON, Portugal - Six months of treatment with growth hormone has improved sensory function in patients with spinal-cord injury and concomitant growth-hormone deficiency, according to the first such trial of this approach. (medscape.com)
  • Changes in sensory quantification (electrical perception threshold) of up to five levels below the site of spinal injury were observed," reported Gulliem Cuatrecasas, MD, PhD, an endocrinologist from Hospital Quiron-Teknon, Barcelona, Spain, who presented the work here at the European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE) 2017 . (medscape.com)
  • The piriformis muscle can also irritate the nearby sciatic nerve and cause pain, numbness, and tingling along the back of the thigh and leg-causing sciatica-like pain in the buttock. (spine-health.com)
  • Here, we report that mechanical pain hypersensitivity in sciatic nerve-injured mice shows pronounced diurnal alterations, which critically depend on diurnal variations in glucocorticoids from the adrenal glands. (nature.com)
  • [1] The spinal segments caudal to the dysgenetic segment are always normal. (bioline.org.br)
  • [1] Embryonic chordamesodermal derangement of an intermediate segment along the longitudinal embryonal axis results in SSD, whereas derangement of the most caudal segment results in CRS. (bioline.org.br)
  • As a result, the caudal end of the spinal cord begins to move cranially in relation to the vertebral column. (ehd.org)
  • Product-wise, the spinal cord stimulator segment is the largest segment, while the deep brain stimulator segment is projected to be the fastest growing segment. (medgadget.com)
  • These nerves play important roles in sending messages to and from the spinal cord, enabling the brain to communicate with parts of the upper body. (spine-health.com)
  • Your PNS works to connect the rest of your body with your CNS, which is made up of your brain and spinal cord. (healthline.com)
  • The global brain implants market has been segmented based on product, application, and end users. (medgadget.com)
  • By end-users , the global brain implants market has been segmented into hospitals, clinics, and ambulatory services. (medgadget.com)
  • Nerve cells sprouting from cut spinal cord followed a tangle of tiny tubes made from carbon and formed webs of "wires", bridging the gap in 3-D. Electrical signals were able to pass between spinal segments again, and - perhaps most importantly - the nanotube sponges are safe to implant in brain tissue. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • In these experiments, guinea pigs inoculated in the brain with an emulsion of nerve substance taken from these various regions were all stricken with encephalomyelitis, without exception. (dtic.mil)
  • The brain continues to enlarge at a faster rate than the spinal cord. (ehd.org)
  • Protecting your spinal cord (nerves that connect your brain to the rest of your body). (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Segment to Reach $ Million by 2028, with a % CAGR in next six years. (bharatbook.com)
  • Syrinx of the Spinal Cord or Brain Stem A syrinx is a fluid-filled cavity within the spinal cord (syringomyelia) or brain stem (syringobulbia). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Although the extended CAG region changes the structure of the androgen receptor, it is unclear how the altered protein disrupts nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The opening is large because the spinal cord is wider where it first exits the brain and skull. (eorthopod.com)
  • The oculomotor nerve arises, like the ventral root of a spinal nerve, from a group of neuroblasts in the medial part of the basal lamina of the mid-brain. (co.ma)
  • The trochlear nerve also arises from a group of neuroblasts occupying the medial part of the basal lamina of the mid-brain, close to its junction with the hind-brain. (co.ma)
  • The peripheral processes do not emerge directly from the brain, but extend dorsally from their origin along the side of the brain to its dorsal aspect, where they appear, after decussating with the fibres of the opposite nerve, just behind the quadrigeminal lamina. (co.ma)
  • It arises as the peripheral fibres of a group of neuroblasts occupying the lateral part of the basal lamina of the hind-brain, which proceed directly to the surface to join the mandibular division of the nerve. (co.ma)
  • 1) In connexion with the formation of the acoustic nerve a group of cells becomes separated from the alar lamina of the hind-brain opposite the auditory vesicle. (co.ma)
  • This group becomes separated into three parts, of which the middle portion is the rudiment of the genicular ganglion which becomes incorporated with the efferent part of the facial nerve, and is connected to the brain by a slender root, known as the nervus intermedius (O.T. pars intermedia). (co.ma)
  • Nerves that extend throughout the body on both sides emerging directly from brain and brain stem are called cranial nerves. (byjus.com)
  • Cranial nerves carry information from the brain to other parts of the body, primarily to the head and neck. (byjus.com)
  • Cranial nerves arise directly from the brain in contrast to spinal nerves and exit through its foramina. (byjus.com)
  • There are twelve cranial nerves which are numbered using Roman numerals according to the order in which they emerge from the brain (from front to back). (byjus.com)
  • However, in nerve cells (neurons) in the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system), only the copy inherited from a person's mother (the maternal copy) is active. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Normal voiding is essentially a spinal reflex modulated by the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), which coordinates function of the bladder and urethra. (medscape.com)
  • The central nervous system is composed of the brain, brain stem, and the spinal cord. (medscape.com)
  • No specific studies have been done, prior to this one, of the use of growth hormone as treatment in complete spinal cord injuries, but previous work has been conducted in traumatic brain injury. (medscape.com)
  • He stressed that the levels of growth hormone are much lower after spinal injury than following traumatic brain injury. (medscape.com)
  • Myelopathy is a clinical diagnosis with localization of the neurological findings to the spinal cord, rather than the brain or the peripheral nervous system, and then to a particular segment of the spinal cord. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study looked at complete lesions, which are the severest form of spinal lesion, so we didn't really expect to find any changes," he stressed. (medscape.com)
  • Although these findings seem quite remarkable, it's important that they are interpreted cautiously, "because it is not a solution for spinal-injury lesions. (medscape.com)
  • AFM is an illness that's characterized by the sudden onset of flaccid weakness in one or more extremities and also by distinct longitudinal gray matter lesions in the spinal cord. (cdc.gov)
  • Patients with confirmed AFM met the clinical criterion and had magnetic resonance imaging indicating spinal cord lesions largely restricted to gray matter and spanning one or more vertebral segments. (cdc.gov)
  • Similar to poliomyelitis-associated acute flaccid paralysis caused by poliovirus infection, AFM is a syndrome characterized by the acute onset of flaccid limb weakness accompanied by predominantly gray matter lesions in the spinal cord. (cdc.gov)
  • A , Schematic drawing of the longitudinal segments of a typical spinal nerve. (veteriankey.com)
  • Building on top of the bony structure, there is also a wide array of ligamentum support for the spinal column. (ironmagazineforums.com)
  • After emerging from the intervertebral foramen, the spinal nerve gives off a dorsal branch ( ramus dorsalis ), then a communicating branch ( ramus communicans ), and continues as a larger ventral branch ( ramus ventralis ). (veteriankey.com)
  • B , Schematic drawing of the dorsal and ventral rootlets of a typical spinal nerve. (veteriankey.com)
  • The ventral rootlets emerge from the spinal cord at a wide, indistinct, ventrolateral sulcus. (veteriankey.com)
  • The number of dorsal root filaments agrees closely with the number of ventral root filaments for each spinal nerve. (veteriankey.com)
  • The number of dorsal and ventral root filaments averages six each for the first five cervical nerves. (veteriankey.com)
  • Each dorsal and ventral root is surrounded near the spinal cord by pia and arachnoid trabeculae and then by cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space. (veteriankey.com)
  • The double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized controlled trial screened a total of 18 patients with complete cervicodorsal section of the spinal cord (ASIA-A). (medscape.com)
  • [2] , [3] Surgery is indicated when significant compression of the spinal cord is demonstrated on radiological examination. (bioline.org.br)
  • Myelopathy can be the result of primary intrinsic disorders of the spinal cord or from secondary conditions, which result in extrinsic compression of the spinal cord. (bvsalud.org)
  • Radiomic modeling to predict risk of vertebral compression fracture after stereotactic body radiation therapy for spinal metastases. (cdc.gov)
  • An SCI results in a complex series of events that include a lesion within the spinal cord, glial scarring around the lesion, release of chemicals that inhibit axonal growth in the damaged area, and axonal demyelination of nearby but initially unaffected neurons. (dovepress.com)
  • The axons of the lower motor neurons are the efferent fibers of the spinal nerves. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, also known as Kennedy disease, is a disorder of specialized nerve cells that control muscle movement (motor neurons). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Diurnal enhancement of pain hypersensitivity is mediated by glucocorticoid-induced enhancement of the extracellular release of ATP in the spinal cord, which stimulates purinergic receptors on microglia in the dorsal horn. (nature.com)
  • Temporal elevations in glucocorticoid levels enhance the extracellular release of ATP in the spinal cord, which stimulates purinergic receptors on microglia in the dorsal horn. (nature.com)
  • Nerves exiting near the neck and upper back send and receive signals from the arms. (upmc.com)
  • But on Friday the pain remained -- she tweeted, "Pinched a nerve in my neck on a photoshoot and got adjusted this morning. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Cranial nerves are concerned with the head, neck, and other facial regions of the body. (byjus.com)
  • It is important to separate SSD from CRS or other forms of dysraphism as SSD is unlikely to benefit significantly from detethering procedures because the neurologic disturbance is related to the congenital hypoplasia of a segment of the cord rather than to cord tethering. (bioline.org.br)
  • Flynn JM, Otsuka NY, Emans JB, Hall JE, Hresko MT. Segmental spinal dysgenesis: Early neurologic deterioration and treatment. (bioline.org.br)
  • Spinal cord disorders can cause permanent severe neurologic disability. (msdmanuals.com)
  • People with a higher number of CAG repeats tend to develop signs and symptoms of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy at an earlier age. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Laminectomy is another spinal decompression surgical procedure in addition to foraminotomy and facetectomy. (bethesdaccsc.com)
  • Each of your dermatomes is supplied by a single spinal nerve. (healthline.com)
  • Each of your dermatomes is associated with a single spinal nerve. (healthline.com)
  • As a result, dermatomes begin with spinal nerve C2. (healthline.com)
  • Dermatomes have a segmented distribution throughout your body. (healthline.com)
  • Your dermatomes are numbered based on which spinal nerve they correspond to. (healthline.com)
  • Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can have catastrophic effects on individuals resulting in loss of physical abilities and independence. (dovepress.com)
  • Spinal cord injuries are classified by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) classification. (apparelyzed.com)
  • The cervical spinal nerve 2 (C2) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. (wikipedia.org)
  • The spinal cord begins to lag in its ability to keep pace with the increasing length of the vertebral column. (ehd.org)
  • At the spinal ganglion, the meninges continue on the main trunk of the spinal nerve and its branches as the epineurium. (veteriankey.com)
  • Numerous cells accompany each main division in its course from the ganglion, and form eventually the subordinate ganglia-the ciliary on the ophthalmic nerve, the spheno-palatine on the maxillary nerve, and the otic ganglion on the mandibular nerve. (co.ma)
  • Our interpretation is that there may be an extension of fine primary afferent fibers into lamina III and possibly lamina IV following peripheral nerve ligation. (koreamed.org)
  • The AR gene mutation that causes spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy is the abnormal expansion of a DNA segment called a CAG triplet repeat . (medlineplus.gov)
  • From there, the spinal nerve branches into a network of nerves. (spine-health.com)
  • The aim of this study was to characterize the radiologic presentation of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 with widespread spinal disease and to correlate it to clinical presentation and outcome. (ajnr.org)
  • Diseases of the cervical spinal cord (CSC) have a special importance among the central nervous system diseases of the horse because of their high prevalence, clinical signs and often poor prognosis [ 16 , 17 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Tortori-Donati P, Fondelli MP, Rossi A, Raybaud CA, Cama A, Capra V. Segmental spinal dysgenesis: Neuroradiologic findings with clinical and embryologic correlation. (bioline.org.br)
  • Katsuno M, Banno H, Suzuki K, Adachi H, Tanaka F, Sobue G. Clinical features and molecular mechanisms of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). (medlineplus.gov)
  • the greater occipital nerve, lesser occipital nerve, greater auricular nerve, and the transverse cervical nerve all emerge from C2, with the latter two shared with the C3. (wikipedia.org)