The funny bone is actually the ulnar nerve, a nerve that runs from the neck all the way to the hand, where it innervates several muscles in the hand and forearm and ends in two branches that innervate ...

Leonardo da Vinci could have experienced nerve damage in a fall, impeding his ability to paint in later life, Italian doctors suggest. They diagnosed ulnar palsy, or “claw hand”, by analyzing the ...

Leonardo da Vinci could have experienced nerve damage in a fall, impeding his ability to paint in later life, Italian doctors suggest. They diagnosed ulnar palsy, or "claw hand", by analysing the ...

Leonardo da Vinci's iconic painting Mona Lisa was left unfinished because the Italian polymath suffered a fainting episode that caused a traumatic nerve damage affecting his right hand, scientists say ...

The ulnar nerve is a nerve that travels from the wrist to the shoulder. This nerve is mainly responsible for movement of the hand; despite passing through the forearm, it is only responsible for one ...

Leonardo da Vinci may have been unable to finish the Mona Lisa due to a "claw" hand which left him unable to hold a paintbrush, a new study suggests. A portrait of the Italian Renaissance artist shows ...

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Ulnar deviation, or ulnar drift, occurs when the joints in the wrist and hand shift so the fingers bend toward the ulna bone on the outside of the forearm. It can result from problems in the wrist or ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment is an injury to a nerve that runs through the arm into the fingers on the outside of the hand. It commonly occurs at or near the elbow. While ulnar nerve entrapment is usually ...