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Intractable Facial Pain and Numb Chin due to Metastatic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Case Reports in Oncology, 2014
The etiologies of facial pain are innumerable, thus facial pain misdiagnosis and resultant mismanagement is common. Numb chin syndrome presents with hypoesthesia and/or anesthesia in the dermatomal distribution of the inferior alveolar or the mental ...
Foad Elahi, Whitney Luke, Fazel Elahi
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Ramsay Hunt syndrome affecting the vagus nerve with epiglottic ulcers as the first manifestation: a case report

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Ramsay Hunt syndrome involving the vagus nerve is very rare. We herein describe a 53-year-old man who developed severe pharyngeal pain after alcohol intoxication. Antibiotic treatment was ineffective. Laryngoscopy showed an ulcer on the right side of the
Jie Zhang, Xuemei Wei
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Long-term outcomes and predictors of percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation of Gasserian ganglion for maxillary trigeminal neuralgia: a retrospective analysis of 1070 patients with minimum 2-year follow-up

Annals of Medicine, 2022
Objective To estimate long-term efficacy and safety for maxillary trigeminal neuralgia (TN) using radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) targeted on Gasserian ganglion, and to identify the factors which may influence outcomes after procedure.Methods From
Wenxing Zhao, Liqiang Yang, Ansong Deng, Zongjie Chen, Liangliang He   +4 more
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American College of Rheumatology Guidance Statement for Diagnosis and Management of VEXAS Developed by the International VEXAS Working Group Expert Panel

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Vacuoles E1 enzyme X‐linked autoinflammatory somatic syndrome (VEXAS) is a recently identified rare genetic disorder associated with somatic mutations in the UBA1 gene. VEXAS presents with a combination of inflammatory and hematologic manifestations, leading to increased morbidity and mortality.
Arsene Mekinian, Sophie Georgin‐Lavialle, Marcela A. Ferrada, Sinisa Savic, Matthew J. Koster, Olivier Kosmider, Thibault Comont, Mael Heilblig, Juan I. Arostegui, Annmarie Bosco, Rim Bourguiba, Katherine R. Calvo, Catherine Cargo, Chiara Cattaneo, François Chasset, Henrique Coelho, Corrado Campochiaro, Francesca Crisafulli, Stephanie Ducharme‐Benard, Raquel Faria, Franco Franceschini, Micol Frassi, Emma M. Groarke, Carmelo Gurnari, Yervand Hakobyan, Yvan Jamilloux, Ciprian Jurcut, Yohei Kirino, Austin Kulasekararaj, Hiroyoshi Kunimoto, Lauren M. Madigan, Heřman F. Mann, Chiara Marvisi, Marcin Milchert, Sara Morais, Katja Sockel, Francesco Muratore, Hideaki Nakajima, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Luísa Regadas, Marie Robin, Abraham Rutgers, Carlo Salvarani, Anthony M. Sammel, Joerg Seebach, Pierre Sujobert, Alessandro Tomelleri, Geoffrey Urbanski, Frédéric Vandergheynst, Romana Vieira, David S. Viswanatha, Ewa Więsik‐Szewczyk, Elisa Diral, Benjamin Terrier, Bhavisha A. Patel, Pierre Fenaux, Peter C. Grayson, David B. Beck, on behalf of the International VEXAS working group, and with endorsement of EuroBloodNet, the European Reference Network in Rare Hematological Diseases, Heřman Mann, Benjamin Terrier, François Chasset, Sophie Georgin Lavialle, Alessandro Tomelleri, Campochiaro Corrado, Carlo Salvarani, Francesca Crisafulli, Franco Franceschini, Micol Frassi, Yohei Kirino, Ewa Więsik‐Szewczyk, Marcin Milchert, Raquel Faria, Ciprian Jurcut, Joerg Seebach, Sinisa Savic, David Beck, Lauren Madigan, Matthew Koster, Patnaik Mrinal, Olivier Kosmider, Pierre Sujobert, Juan I. Arostegui, Catherine Cargo, David Viswanatha, Yervand Hagopian, Mael Heilblig, Pierre Fenaux, Thibault Comont, Bruno Alessandro, Chiara Cattaneo, Elisa Diral, Sara Morais, Austin Kulasekarara, Emma Groarke, Katherine Calvo, Patel Bhavisha, Anthony Sammel, Arsene Mekinian, Benjamin Terrier, Marie Robin, Sophie Georgin Lavialle, Katja Sockel, Yvan Jamilloux, Carmelo Gurnari, Henrique Coelho, Romana Vieira, Rim Bourguiba, Marcela Ferrada, Peter Grayson   +111 more
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Cystic Vestibular Schwannomas and Post–Gamma Knife Radiosurgery-Induced Necrosis of Vestibular Schwannomas: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

Asian Journal of Oncology, 2020
Cystic vestibular schwannomas (VS) form a rare subgroup that differs from the solid variant clinically and radiologically. Certain unique features reported in cystic VS are larger size, presentation with atypical initial symptoms such as dysgeusia ...
Reddy Ravikanth, Pooja Majumdar, Denver Steven Pinto   +2 more
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Maximizing Neurovascular Outcomes of Facial Transplantation: A Comprehensive Review

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Facial transplantation is a division of reconstructive surgery which aims to improve the function and appearance of a face that has endured severe disfigurement. Currently, the face transplant procedure uses allogenic tissue, harvested from a brain‐dead donor, to replace damaged facial components.
Olivia A. James, Faye Bennett
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Advancing Maternal Health with Long‐Acting Therapeutics: Priorities, Efficacy and Safety Considerations, and Emerging Technologies

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Maternal health remains a critical global concern, particularly in underserved populations and in low‐ and middle‐income countries where access to safe and effective therapeutics is limited. Despite the use of medications by most women during pregnancy, the exclusion of pregnant and lactating women from clinical trials has resulted in significant data ...
Rachel K. Scott, Sharon Nachman, Ethel D. Weld, Rachel Daley, Shakir Atoyebi, Robert Bies, Catriona Waitt, Adeniyi Olagunju   +7 more
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Pathogenesis and potential therapeutic targets of trichorhinophalangeal syndrome; lessons obtained from animal studies

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome (TRPS) is a rare genetic disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. It occurs in 1 in 100,000 people globally and is caused by several types of mutations of the TRPS1 gene. Since the first human patient was reported in 1966, typical and atypical pathologies, disease courses, and treatment case ...
Naoya Saeki, Rinna Kanai, Sayuri Tatsuta, Shinichi Kawaguchi, Masatsune Itoh, Shinsuke Ohba, Makoto Abe   +6 more
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Eagle syndrome: an unforgettable cause of atypical cranial nerve neuralgias and facial nerve palsy—a case series

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Background Eagle syndrome (ES) is a rare entity caused by elongation of the styloid process or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament, leading to compression of surrounding anatomical structures.
Ni Made Ayu Regina Karasugi, Michella Chiara Heriyanto, Iwan Irawan Karman, Octavianus Darmawan, Jimmy Fransisco Abadinta Barus, Aurelia Vania   +5 more
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Radiofrequency thermocoagulation in cases of atypical trigeminal neuralgia: a retrospective study

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2019
Background Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is the most common cause of neuropathic facial pain. Atypical TN are usually refractory to conventional medical treatments and the standard microvascular decompression surgeries that lead to marked negative impact on ...
Mert Akbas, Haitham Hamdy Salem, Tamer Hussien Emara, Bora Dinc, Bilge Karsli   +4 more
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