Tophaceous Gout Causing the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Flexor Digitorum Dysfunction: A Case Report
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common peripheral compression neuropathy and can be caused by many diseases and conditions, including the formation of gouty tophi in various structures of the tunnel.
D. Y. Kulakov +6 more
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Neural Substrates of Chronic Pain in the Thalamocortical Circuit [PDF]
Chronic pain (CP), a pathological condition with a large repertory of signs and symptoms, has no recognizable neural functional common hallmark shared by its diverse expressions.
Antonio G. Zippo +4 more
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Neurotoxicity refers to the direct or indirect effect of chemicals that disrupt the nervous system of humans or animals. Numerous chemicals can produce neurotoxic diseases in humans, and many more are used as experimental tools to disturb or damage the ...
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Why do we need optic nerve decompression of traumatic optic neuropathy patients?
Traumatic optic neuropathy can be treated by various methods including high-dose steroids and surgical decompression. Neurosurgical decompression could be required in patients with mechanical compression of the optic nerve by displaced orbital roof ...
Seong Rok Han, M.D., Ph.D.
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Proton-pump inhibitor use is associated with a broad spectrum of neurological adverse events including impaired hearing, vision, and memory. [PDF]
Proton-pump inhibitors, PPIs, are considered effective therapy for stomach acid suppression due to their irreversible inhibition of the hydrogen/potassium pump in the gastric parietal cells. They are widely prescribed and are considered safe for over-the-
Abagyan, Ruben +4 more
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Cupped disc with normal intraocular pressure: The long road to avoid misdiagnosis
We present a series of six patients who had been receiving treatment for normal tension glaucoma (NTG; five patients) or primary open angle glaucoma (one patient).
Nikhil S Choudhari +3 more
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Foram estudados 668 pacientes (1059 mãos) com síndrome do túnel do carpo entre janeiro de 1989 e junho de 1996. O critério de seleção e inclusão dos pacientes baseou-se na diferença de latência sensitiva > ou = 1,0 ms entre os potenciais de ação ...
JOÃO ARIS KOUYOUMDJIAN
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Bilateral variation of forearm flexor muscles - A case report and clinical significance
During routine dissection, bilateral multiple variations of forearm flexor muscles were observed in a male cadaver. The variations were a) an additional belly arising from the coronoid process of ulna, distal to the origin of ulnar head of flexor ...
D Malar, Hemamalini
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A double-blind, randomized, comparative study of the use of a combination of uridine triphosphate trisodium, cytidine monophosphate disodium, and hydroxocobalamin, versus isolated treatment with hydroxocobalamin, in patients presenting with compressive neuralgias [PDF]
CONTEXT: This paper reports on the results of treatment of compressive neuralgia using a combination of nucleotides (uridine triphosphate trisodium [UTP] and cytidine monophosphate disodium [CMP]) and vitamin B(12).
Buchman, Luiz +9 more
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Role of Physical Therapists in the Management of Individuals at Risk for or Diagnosed With Venous Thromboembolism: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline [PDF]
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), in conjunction with the Cardiovascular & Pulmonary and Acute Care sections of APTA, have developed this clinical practice guideline to assist physical therapists in their decision-making process when ...
Auten, Beth +5 more
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