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Spinal Cord Stimulators: an Introduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Pain can be divided into two broad categories, nociceptive pain and neuropathic pain. Nociceptive pain is a dull, throbbing pain which results from irritated nerves after physical tissue injury.
Falowski MD, Steven
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Concomitant neurogenic and vascular thoracic outlet syndrome due to multiple exostoses

open access: yesAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2018
We report a rare case of multiple hereditary exostosis where patient presented with bilateral base of neck exostoses with concurrent compression of brachial plexus and subclavian artery and vein.
Hosseinali Abdolrazaghi   +4 more
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Thoracic outlet syndrome associated with the arterial oclusion: case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A Síndrome do Desfiladeiro Torácico (SDT) caracteriza-se por manifestações diversas decorrentes da compressão anormal do plexo braquial, artéria e/ou veia subclávia-axilar, resultando em acometimento do complexo vascular, do feixe nervoso ou de ambos ...
Caires, Jérsica   +4 more
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Epidemiology and pathogenesis of thoracic outlet syndrome

open access: yesCurrent Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, 2015
The superior thoracic aperture is a place particularly vulnerable to the occurrence of tissue conflict and the development of a number of neurovascular changes carrying a risk of upper limb dysfunction.
Wojcik Gustaw   +2 more
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An unusual case of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome

open access: yesInternational Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2017
Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (nTOS) is the most common manifestation of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), accounting for more than 95% of cases. It is usually caused by cervical ribs, anomalies in the scalene muscle anatomy or post-traumatic inflammatory changes causing compression of the brachial plexus.We present an unusual case of nTOS caused ...
Vaidya, Yash, Vaithianathan, Rajan
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Scalene block as a predictor of surgical success for treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome

open access: yesJVS-Vascular Insights
Background: Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a difficult pathology to accurately diagnose given the overlap between multiple causes of neuralgias of the upper extremity.
Dorcie Ann Gillette, MD   +2 more
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Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literature

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2016
Thoracic outlet syndrome [TOS] caused by a tumor of the rib is rare and has been reported only 12 times in the literature over the past one and one-half centuries, with the majority of cases due to osteochondroma.
Ravisagar Patel   +2 more
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Upper extremity peripheral neuropathies: role and impact of MR imaging on patient management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
To investigate the role of MR imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of peripheral nerve lesions of the upper extremities and to assess its impact on the patient management. Fifty-one patients with clinical evidence of radial, median, and/or ulnar nerve lesions
Andreisek, Gustav   +3 more
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A morphological evaluation of botulinum neurotoxin A injections into the detrusor muscle using magnetic resonance imaging [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Objectives: Although botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) intradetrusor injections are a recommended therapy for neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), refractory to antimuscarinic drugs, a standardisation of injection technique is missing. Furthermore,
Boy, Sönke   +6 more
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Bioarchaeology of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome through Bioarchaeology of Care model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is caused by compression of the nerves of the brachial plexus leading to paresthesia, muscle and bone atrophy, and pain in the affected arm. TOS can be identified on the skeleton through multiple skeletal indicators such as
Anderson, Cassandra
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