Results 11 to 20 of about 103,595 (337)

Surgical and radiological perspectives for the spinal accessory nerve passing through a fenestrated internal jugular vein: case series and literature review. [PDF]

J Surg Case Rep
The preservation of the spinal accessory nerve represents a key goal in head and neck oncologic surgery during selective neck dissection. This study aims to illustrate the anatomical variants of the XI cranial nerve, delving into the relationship between
Guarino P, Tesauro P, Giordano L, Caporale CD, Presutti L, Mattioli F.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Modified Posterior Approach to the Nerve Transfer of the Spinal Accessory Nerve to the Suprascapular Nerve [PDF]

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Purpose: Restoration of shoulder abduction and external rotation is critical in patients with upper brachial plexus injuries (BPIs). The transfer of the spinal accessory nerve to the suprascapular nerve is a well-established surgical technique; however ...
Lenny L. Rivera-Rosario, MD, Ruben Tresgallo Parés, MD, José I. Acosta-Julbe, MD, Alexandra Claudio Marcano, MD, Joseph Salem-Hernández, BS, Gerardo S. Caussade Silvestrini, BS, Norman Ramirez, MD, Christian Foy-Parrilla, MD   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Isolated spinal accessory nerve mononeuropathy causing winging scapula: an unusual peripheral nervous system manifestation of dengue fever. [PDF]

JSES Int, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2020.05.002 2666-6383/© 2020 The Authors. Published b (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc The spinal accessory nerve is the main motor innervation to the trapezius muscle and also innervates the sternocleidomastoid
Martínez-Catalán N, Valencia M, Del Palacio M, Fernández-Jara J, Calvo E.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Spinal Accessory Nerve Injury following Spinal Adjustment: Case Report and Literature Review of the Outcome of Accessory Nerve Pathology as Result of Blunt Trauma (Spinal Accessory Nerve Palsy after Spinal Adjustment) [PDF]

Case Reports in Orthopedics
Spinal accessory nerve palsy (SANP) is rare and is commonly presented following iatrogenic injury. Their diagnosis is often missed on initial presentation.
Sulaiman Alanazi, Areej M. Alawfi, Bander S. Alrashedan, Reem A. Almohaini, Majed M. Shogair, Talal A. Alshehri   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Spinal accessory nerve transfer for shoulder abduction has no benefit over supraclavicular exploration and nerve grafting in brachial plexus birth injury: a systematic review [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionBrachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) has an incidence of 0.9 per 1,000 live births in the population. Techniques for repair classically include supraclavicular exploration and nerve grafting (SENG) and more recently nerve transfer, namely of ...
Dhruv Mendiratta, Rohan Singh, George Abdelmalek, Krittika Pant, Alice Chu, Aleksandra McGrath, Aleksandra McGrath   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Shoulder Dysfunction Post Spinal Accessory Nerve Preserving Neck Dissections: Our Experience. [PDF]

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2023
Shah K, Patekar S, Ishwarya M, Padmakshan S, Bradoo R.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Spinal Accessory Nerve to Suprascapular Nerve Transfer by Dorsal Approach for Shoulder Reanimation in Cases of Brachial Plexus Injuries: Surgical Technique [PDF]

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Distal nerve transfers are frequently used for the treatment of patients having brachial plexus injuries. Spinal accessory nerve to suprascapular nerve transfer by dorsal approach is advantageous since it brings the site of neurotization closer to the ...
Vinita Puri, Raghav Shrotriya, Venkateshwaran N.   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Relation of the Extracranial Spinal Accessory Nerve to the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle and the Internal Jugular Vein. [PDF]

Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr, 2019
The spinal accessory nerve (SAN) exhibits variant anatomy in its relation to the internal jugular vein (IJV) as well as the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM).
Amuti TM, Butt F, Otieno BO, Ogeng'o JA.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Spinal accessory nerve neuropathy following neck dissection Neuropatia do nervo acessório espinhal secundária à cirurgia de esvaziamento cervical [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2011
Tthe most common complication of neck dissection is shoulder dysfunction due to manipulation of spinal accessory nerve, resulting in trapezius muscle atrophy mainly in procedures involving the posterior neck triangle.
Luciana Pereira de Lima, Ali Amar, Carlos Neutzling Lehn   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Patient outcome after surgical management of the spinal accessory nerve injury: A long-term follow-up study

SAGE Open Medicine, 2016
Objectives: A lesion in the spinal accessory nerve is typically iatrogenic: related to lymph node biopsy or excision. This injury may cause paralysis of the trapezius muscle and thus result in a characteristic group of symptoms and signs, including ...
Harry Göransson, Olli V Leppänen, Martti Vastamäki   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources