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Selective Nerve Root Block in Treatment of Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Narrative Review

open access: yesSurgeries, 2022
Selective Nerve Root Block (SNRB) is a precise local injection technique that can be utilised to target a particular inflamed nerve root causing lumbar radiculopathy for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Jacqueline Chu Ruo Yang   +3 more
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Smart Sensing of Nerve Agents

open access: yesChemPlusChem
AbstractThe recent international scenario highlights the importance to protect human health and environmental quality from toxic compounds. In this context, organophosphorous (OP) Nerve Agents (NAs) have received particular attention, due to their use in terrorist attacks.
Puglisi, Roberta   +3 more
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A Comparison of the Therapeutic Efficacy of Conventional and Modern Oximes Against Supralethal Doses of Highly Toxic Organophosphates in Mice

open access: yesActa Medica, 1998
1. The therapeutic efficacy of various oximes (pralidoxime, obidoxime, methoxime, HI-6, HLö-7, BI-6) against supralethal nerve agent poisoning (soman, sarin, cyclosin) in mice was tested. 2. New oxime BI-6, synthesized in our laboratory, is significantly
Jiří Kassa
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A Comparison of Two Methods of Regional Anesthesia

open access: yesFoot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2018
Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Poorly controlled post-operative pain is a common cause of patient dissatisfaction. With future emphasis on value-based medicine, optimization of cost-effectiveness and patient satisfaction is critical. Popliteal and
Andrew Stith MD   +3 more
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Peripapillary Choroidal Neovascularization Associated with Optic Nerve Head Drusen Treated with Anti-VEGF Agents

open access: yesCase Reports in Ophthalmology, 2015
Optic nerve head drusen can be associated with peripapillary choroidal neovascularization, in both the pediatric and adult population. These membranes can involve the macula, causing significant visual loss.
Norman A. Saffra, Benjamin J. Reinherz
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MR Imaging of Peripheral Nerves Using Targeted Application of Contrast Agents: An Experimental Proof-of-Concept Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Current imaging modalities for peripheral nerves display the nerve's structure but not its function. Based on a nerve's capacity for axonal transport, it may be visualized by targeted application of a contrast agent and assessing the ...
Vlad Tereshenko   +23 more
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Effect of Local and Systemic Dimethylsulfoxide on Peripheral Nerve Repair: A Controlled Randomized Experimental Study

open access: yesJournal of Investigative Surgery, 2021
Introduction We investigated the possible beneficial effect of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) on peripheral nerve repair in rats. Methods: Seventy rats were divided into four groups: control, sham, DMSO-L, and DMSO-IP. Except in the control group, nerve repair
Elif Sanli   +2 more
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SAW Chemical Array Device Coated with Polymeric Sensing Materials for the Detection of Nerve Agents

open access: yesSensors, 2020
G nerve agents are colorless, odorless, and lethal chemical warfare agents (CWAs). The threat of CWAs, which cause critical damage to humans, continues to exist, e.g., in warfare or terrorist attacks. Therefore, it is important to be able to detect these
Jinuk Kim   +4 more
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Therapeutic strategy for facial paralysis based on the combined application of Si-based agent and methylcobalamin

open access: yesBiochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2022
Facial paralysis results in the decline in the generation of facial expressions and is attributed to several causes. Intractable facial paralysis has a poor prognosis, and new treatments are required.
Yoshihisa Koyama   +13 more
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NERVE AGENTS: A BRIEF REVIEW

open access: yes, 2023
Nerve agents, are organic chemicals that interrupt the cholinergic transmission to organs by irreversible inhibition of enzyme acetylcholinesterase.(1) This leads to the accumulation of neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh), which can ultimately lead to fatality.
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