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Facial nerve regeneration via body-brain crosstalk: The role of stem cells and biomaterials

Neurobiology of Disease
The human body is a complex, integral whole, and disruptions in one organ can lead to dysfunctions in other parts of the organ network. The facial nerve, as the seventh cranial nerve, arises from the brainstem, controls facial expression muscles and ...
Yuping Xie, Chuan Ma, Qiang Zhu, Ting Fu, Long Bai, Xiaorong Lan, Lin Liu, Jingang Xiao   +7 more
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Vocal Fold Paralysis with Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Identification versus Non-identification of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Total Thyroidectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2016
Objective: To determine the risk of vocal fold paralysis in patients who underwent total thyroidectomy with and without intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve identification.
Andrie Jeremy Formanez
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Surgical outcomes of the surgical techniques following management of iatrogenic trigeminal nerve injuries: A systematic review

Saudi Dental Journal
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of the microsurgical treatment in restoring full sensory recovery following trigeminal nerve injuries caused by iatrogenic oral and maxillofacial surgical interventions. Methods: A detailed search was conducted
Turki Almohammadi, Julian Yates, Marwan Aljohani, Sami Alshehri   +3 more
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Surgical Treatment for Occipital Condyle Fracture, C1 Dislocation, and Cerebellar Contusion with Hemorrhage after Blunt Head Trauma

Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2016
Occipital condyle fractures (OCFs) have been treated as rare traumatic injuries, but the number of reported OCFs has gradually increased because of the popularization of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Shigeo Ueda, Nobuhiro Sasaki, Miyuki Fukuda, Minoru Hoshimaru   +3 more
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Case Report of a Novel Technique for Repair of the Vertebral Artery During Cranial Surgery

Neurology and Therapy, 2019
Surgery of complex cranial base lesions carries a high risk of damage to main vessels, often resulting in life-changing or even life-threatening injuries. We describe a rapid, effective, and noninvasive application of a collagen-based hemostatic patch to
Manjunath Prasad, Nitin Mukerji
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The Effect of Low-Dose Tacrolimus on Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Regeneration in Pigs: A Pilot Study

Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2014
Objective:The functional neurotrophic effects of systemic tacrolimus in a sub-immunosuppressive regimen in the minipig model of laryngeal reinnervation were investigated.
Edward C Toll, Pamela J Murison, Alan Jones, Paul J Kingham, Tina Sedaghati, Alexander M Seifalian, Martin A Birchall   +6 more
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A prospective study on the incidence and outcome of cranial nerve injuries in patients with traumatic brain injuries

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: The worldwide mortality and morbidity rates are highest for traumatic brain injury (TBI), which frequently involves damage to the cranial nerves (CNs). The occurrence of CN injury (CNI) in craniocerebral trauma ranges from 5 to 23%.
Nikhil Khantal , Kankane Kumar Vivek , Avinash Sharma   +2 more
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Neural regulation of mesenchymal stem cells in craniofacial bone: development, homeostasis and repair

Frontiers in Physiology
Mesenchymal stem cells endow various functions, including proliferation, multipotency, migration, etc. Craniofacial bones originate from the cranial neural crest and are developed mainly through intramembranous ossification, which are different from long
Huai-Jin Pi, Bo Huang, Quan Yuan, Jun-Jun Jing   +3 more
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Mechanical birth-related trauma to the neonate: An imaging perspective

Insights into Imaging, 2018
Mechanical birth-related injuries to the neonate are declining in incidence with advances in prenatal diagnosis and care. These injuries, however, continue to represent an important source of morbidity and mortality in the affected patient population. In
Apeksha Chaturvedi, Abhishek Chaturvedi, A. Luana Stanescu, Johan G. Blickman, Steven P. Meyers   +4 more
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Clinical outcomes and challenges of surgical extirpation for carotid body paraganglioma in South Korea: a single-center retrospective study

World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Background Carotid body paraganglioma (CBP) is a rare, highly vascularized, and slow-growing neuroendocrine tumor. Surgical resection is the definitive treatment for CBP, however, it remains challenging due to the tumor’s proximity to critical blood ...
Jiyoung Shin, Ji-sup Yun, Young-Wook Kim
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