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Old dogs can learn new tricks: Repurposing old medications to help treat nerve injuries

February 06, 2022 Nicholas
Old dogs can learn new tricks: Repurposing old medications to help treat nerve injuries
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Ortho Radio
Old dogs can learn new tricks: Repurposing old medications to help treat nerve injuries
Feb 06, 2022
Nicholas

Nerve injuries can be very challenging injuries to treat and can have poor outcomes. These injuries represent a wide spectrum from neuropraxia to neurotmesis. What if I told you that some medications that have already been used in the past for other purposes may represent promise for aiding in diagnosis and recovery for patients who sustain a nerve injury? Listen as we talk with Dr John Elfar about some his state-of-the-art research and the progress he has made (and continues to make!) in solving this problem.

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Nerve injuries can be very challenging injuries to treat and can have poor outcomes. These injuries represent a wide spectrum from neuropraxia to neurotmesis. What if I told you that some medications that have already been used in the past for other purposes may represent promise for aiding in diagnosis and recovery for patients who sustain a nerve injury? Listen as we talk with Dr John Elfar about some his state-of-the-art research and the progress he has made (and continues to make!) in solving this problem.