Pathology · Nervous System · Hard
Axonotmesis
Meaning: Nerve injury in which the nerve fibres are disrupted but the surrounding connective tissue sheath stays intact.
In practice: Motor and sensory loss occurs, but regrowth along the preserved sheath allows slow recovery if compression is removed.
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