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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Office‐Based Cordotomy for the Release of Superficial Injection of Hyaluronic Acid: A Novel Approach [PDF]
OTO Open, 2023 OTO Open, Volume 7, Issue 4, October–December 2023.
Abdul‐Latif Hamdan +3 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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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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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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Surgery for bilateral vocal fold paralysis: Systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 ObjectivesTo determine the decannulation rate (DR) and revision surgery rate after surgery for bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP).Data SourcesFive databases (MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus) were searched for the period 1908–2020 ...
Kai Titulaer +2 more
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Deciphering the enigmatic symptoms of Pancoast tumors: Navigating the complex landscape of pain management—A case report [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsPancoast tumors, also known as superior sulcus tumors, encompass a diverse spectrum of neoplasms that infiltrate the apex of the chest wall, yielding distinctive clinical presentations.
Ladislav Kočan, MD, PhD +6 more
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A nationwide neurosurgical inter-disciplinary service for cancer-related refractory pain [PDF]
BMC Palliative CarePurpose Neurosurgical ablative procedures, such as cordotomy and cingulotomy, are often considered irreversible and destructive but can provide an effective and individualized solution for cancer-related refractory pain, when all other approaches have ...
Morsi khashan +6 more
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Management of Pediatric Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A State-of-the-Art Review of Etiologies, Diagnosis, and Treatments [PDF]
ChildrenObjective: This paper reviews the current literature about epidemiology, etiologies, diagnosis, and management of pediatric bilateral vocal fold paralysis (PBVFP).
Jerome R. Lechien
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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023 Objective To evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment of tethered cord syndrome (TCS) in children with fatty filum or lipoma of filum at different ages and to explore the natural course and therapeutic strategy of this type of TCS.
XU Chen +5 more
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