31. Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors include schwannomas and neurofibromas. 32. It's peripheral nerves , they call it, and very few people have that type of injury. 33. Four peripheral nerves run the length of the body on the dorsal, ventral, and lateral surfaces. 34. The effects of local anesthetics are, therefore, not specific for the signal conduction in peripheral nerves . 35. Shortly after the first use of cocaine for topical anesthesia, blocks on peripheral nerves were described. 36. The histopathology of peripheral nerve biopsy reveals absent small unmyelinated fibers and mitochondria are abnormally enlarged. 37. Radiofrequency waves and ultrasound can be used for temporary blocking of peripheral nerves during neurosurgical operations. 38. In those cases, the disease may progress as the body's antibodies mistakenly attack the peripheral nerves . 39. Peripheral nerve injury induces glia to release proinflammatory cytokines and glutamate which, in turn influence neurons.40. The second cranial nerve is not a true peripheral nerve but a tract of the diencephalon.
