Cervical Cordotomy in Terminal Cancer: Pain Relieving in Oncological Treatment [PDF]
Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2021 Cordotomy consists in the discontinuation of the lateral spinothalamic tract (LST) in the anterolateral quadrant of the spinal cord, which aims to reduce the transference of nociceptive information in the dorsal horn of the gray matter of the spinal cord
Maria Clara Cardoso Seba +5 more
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Five-Year Follow-Up of a Cordotomy [PDF]
Pain Research and Management, 2008 Percutaneous cervical cordotomy is an invasive procedure to treat severe, opioid-resistant cancer pain. It is usually proposed for patients with a limited life expectancy.
Jan J Meeuse +3 more
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Laser-assisted posterior cordotomy for bilateral vocal fold paralysis: Our experience
Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons, 2016 Introduction: Bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP) is a relatively uncommon cause of respiratory distress. The goals of surgical treatment are an improvement in airway size by enlarging the glottis, thus, eliminating the need for tracheostomy, while at ...
Nitish Virmani, Jyoti Dabholkar
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Endoscopic laser cordotomy for bilateral recurrent paralysis – comments on a clinical case [PDF]
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2018 Introduction. Bilateral recurrent paralysis treatment has changed in the last decades as various procedures have been developed in order to superiorly preserve the functions of the larynx. For life-threatening situations tracheotomy remains the treatment
Mihail TUȘALIU +7 more
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OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 1996 Seven patients who had intractable pain of the pelvis and lower extremities were scheduled for cordotomy of the spinothalamic tracts after preliminary investigations.
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Inducible laryngeal obstruction in a healthcare worker exposed to hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and acetic acid [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsThis report describes a case of severe inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) in an emergency department nurse. Onset of the condition occurred after an episode of exposure to a disinfectant product containing hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and acetic
Anne M. Foreman +3 more
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History of Spinal Cord “Pain” Pathways Including the Pathways Not Taken [PDF]
Frontiers in Pain Research, 2022 Traditional medical neuroanatomy/neurobiology textbooks teach that pain is generated by several ascending pathways that course in the anterolateral quadrant of the spinal cord, including the spinothalamic, spinoreticular and spinoparabrachial tracts. The
Allan Basbaum
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Noninvasive ventilation and laser-assisted unilateral posterior cordotomy as novel multidisciplinary approaches for Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease 4B vocal cord paralysis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) is one of the most common inherited neuropathies. The disease is generally characterized by sensory loss most prominent in distal extremities, muscle weakness, and muscle wasting.
Seyed Ahmad Tabatabaii +5 more
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Idiopathic bilateral abductor cord palsy-can it be the cause of obstructive sleep apnea? [PDF]
Sleep Medicine: X, 2023 We describe a case of 27 year old male who presented with history of breathing difficulty with episodes of apnea for 8 years. He was suspected to have obstructive sleep apnea and a nocturnal polysomnography showed Apnea-Hypopnea index of 34/hour and the ...
Roshan Verma, Reshma Raj
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Office‐Based Cordotomy for the Release of Superficial Injection of Hyaluronic Acid: A Novel Approach [PDF]
OTO Open, 2023 Abdul‐Latif Hamdan +3 more
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