Augusta Marie Déjerine-Klumpke: much more than just Déjerine's wife
Augusta Marie Déjerine-Klumpke (1859-1927) was a formidable neurologist, neuroanatomist and researcher in France. One of the first women to be accepted for medical internship, externship and research in Paris, Augusta made her name studying and teaching ...
Eduardo de Almeida Guimarães Nogueira +4 more
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Functional limitations of adults with traumatic brachial plexus injury in the first medical appointment: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
The effective treatment of traumatic brachial plexus injury (BPI) requires studies evaluating its functional outcomes. Nevertheless, these studies are scarce, especially in the Northeastern Brazil.
Alessandra Carolina de Santana Chagas +5 more
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The second “time-out”: A surgical safety checklist for lengthy robotic surgeries [PDF]
Robotic surgeries of long duration are associated with both increased risks to patients as well as distinct challenges for care providers. We propose a surgical checklist, to be completed during a second “time-out”, aimed at reducing peri-operative ...
Bhayani, Sam B +3 more
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Treatment of radiation-induced brachial plexopathy with omentoplasty
Radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy (RIBPN) is a rare and delayed non-traumatic injury to the brachial plexus, which occurs following radiation therapy to the chest wall, neck, and/or axilla in previously treated patients with cancer.
Adilson José Manuel de Oliveira +4 more
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Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome: retrospective analysis of 14 patients [PDF]
Introduction: The anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) is a only motor nerve innervating the deep muscles of the forearm. Its compression is rare.
A Miller-Breslow +39 more
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Imaging in the diagnosis of ulnar nerve pathologies—a neoteric approach
The ulnar nerve is a branch of the C8 and T1 nerve roots and arises from the medial cord of the brachial plexus. It supplies the intrinsic muscles of the hand and assists the median nerve in functioning of the flexors. Also known as the musician’s nerve,
Aakanksha Agarwal +3 more
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Delayed Neurological Recovery After Ultrasound-Guided Brachial Plexus Block: A Case Report
Ninadini Shrestha, 1 Bipin Karki, 2 Megha Koirala, 1 Santosh Acharya, 3 Pramesh Sunder Shrestha, 1 Subhash Prasad Acharya 1 1Department of Anaesthesia, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2Department of ...
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Heri Suroto,1– 3 Indrayuni Lukitra Wardhani,4 Ratna Darjanti Haryadi,4 Dina Aprilya,5 Steven Samijo,6 Firman Pribadi1 1Master of Hospital Administration, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 2Department of Orthopedics ...
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Proximal median nerve neuropathy: electrodiagnostic and ultrasound findings in 62 patients
ObjectivesProximal median nerve (PMN) neuropathies are caused by lesions proximal to the carpal tunnel, which include the forearm, elbow, upper arm, and brachial plexus.
Lisa B. E. Shields +3 more
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Unusual presentation of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies [PDF]
Background Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal-dominant painless peripheral neuropathy characterized by episodes of repeated focal pressure neuropathies at sites of entrapment/compression, with a considerable ...
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