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Automatic extraction of cerebral vessels and cranial nerves has important clinical value in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) and hemifacial spasm (HFS).
Ruifeng Bai+3 more
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Ventral tegmental area deep brain stimulation in refractory short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks [PDF]
Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks are primary headache disorders characterized by short-lasting attacks of unilateral pain accompanied by autonomic features. A small minority are refractory to medical treatment.
Akram, H+5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a rare and debilitating condition characterized by severe, episodic facial pain, with an incidence of about five individuals per 100 000 annually, predominantly affecting women aged 50–70 years. TN is often difficult to diagnose; leading to underestimation or misdiagnosis and prolonged patient suffering.
Alessia Riente+10 more
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Introduction Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a chronic movement disorder characterized by twitching of muscles of facial expression which is innervated by the facial nerve.
Moamen Mohamed Morsy+3 more
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Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression for Vagoglossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GN) is a nerve compression syndrome that presents with episodes of unilateral sharp, stabbing pain in the distribution of the ninth cranial nerve. This syndrome may present with cardiac and autonomic manifestations - a condition termed vagoglossopharyngeal neuralgia (VGPN).
Michael Spadola+4 more
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ABSTRACT Reports on surgical treatment for postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia after COVID vaccination have not been found in the literature. Here, we described a case of postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia after COVID vaccination that was treated with percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol rhizotomy (PRGR) resulting in complete pain relief.
M. Kodeeswaran+6 more
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Targeted Perfusion Therapy in Spinal Cord Trauma. [PDF]
We review state-of-the-art monitoring techniques for acute, severe traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) to facilitate targeted perfusion of the injured cord rather than applying universal mean arterial pressure targets.
Papadopoulos, MC, Saadoun, S
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Microvascular Decompression of the Optic Nerve [PDF]
Symptomatic compression of the optic apparatus by a tortuous internal carotid artery (ICA) is rare. We report a patient with visual decline due to optic nerve compression by the ICA. The patient presented with a visual field deficit and standard work-up revealed no discernible cause. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated distortion of the optic
Edwards Marianne C+4 more
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Patient positioning on the operating table and patient safety: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Abstract Aim To identify occurrence of harmful incidents related to patient positioning on operating table. Design Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Data Sources Eight databases including Ovid, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, Epistemonikos, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar were systematically searched from the inception of ...
Signe Berit Bentsen+5 more
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Epidemiology and outcomes of vertebral artery injury in 16582 cervical spine surgery patients: An AOSpine North America multicenter study [PDF]
STUDY DESIGN: A multicenter retrospective case series was compiled involving 21 medical institutions. Inclusion criteria included patients who underwent cervical spine surgery between 2005 and 2011 and who sustained a vertebral artery injury (VAI ...
et al.,, Ray, Wilson Z
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