nervous system
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Christa Pike, 50, on Wednesday survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital, a drug that suppresses nervous system activity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Eventually, MS can cause permanent damage to the nerve fibers, and symptoms vary from person to person, depending on the location and severity of the damage in the nervous system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"I just needed to calm down. Then I started crying because my nervous system is still recovering and it's just been really, really hard."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
In people, the immune response following damage to the central nervous system can contribute to lasting injury rather than allowing damaged nerve tissue to regenerate.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Either the anti-kemmer hormones or the veridicals evidently had a toxic effect on my non-Gethenian nervous system, and the effect was cumulative.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
