Study Protocol- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Spinal Stenosis (LESS): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis among older adults [PDF]
Background Lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most common causes of low back pain among older adults and can cause significant disability. Despite its prevalence, treatment of spinal stenosis symptoms remains controversial.
Friedly Janna L +11 more
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Presynaptically localized cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase 1 is a key determinant of spinal synaptic potentiation and pain hypersensitivity [PDF]
Synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) at spinal neurons directly communicating pain-specific inputs from the periphery to the brain has been proposed to serve as a trigger for pain hypersensitivity in pathological states.
Todd, A. J. +103 more
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Regional anaesthesia for caesarean section in severe preeclampsia: spinal anaesthesia is the preferred choice [PDF]
Part of the Portfolio Thesis by Geoffrey H. Sharwood-Smith: The inferior vena caval compression theory of hypotension in obstetric spinal anaesthesia: studies in normal and preeclamptic pregnancy, a literature review and revision of fundamental concepts,
Watson, E. +2 more
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Hemianopia: A complication of epidural injection in a patient with arachnoid cyst – case report
Epidural injections are routinely used for short-term management of radicular pain and chronic low back pain. Prescription of this intervention, in the presence of intracranial abnormalities, is a topic of debate.
Venkata S Rendu, Behzad Eftekhar
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Botulinum toxin-A for the treatment of overactive bladder: UK contributions [PDF]
Background: Botulinum toxin-A (BoNT/A) is now established second-line management for refractory overactivebladder (OAB) and recognised in many incontinence guidelines and pathways.
Fowler, CJ +13 more
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Mycobacterium xenopi native vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis: Case & review of published cases
Mycobacterium xenopi is a rare cause of spinal osteomyelitis and discitis. Here we report the case of a 68-year-old woman with history of splenectomy for Felty’s syndrome who developed M.
Daria Bekina-Sreenivasan +2 more
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Spinal Force Joint Pain Relief Supplement
Notwithstanding, there's a fresh out of the box new arrangement! Spinal Force is a dietary enhancement that gives help from back torment as well as different issues like mental degradation.
Spinal Force
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The inferior vena caval compression theory of hypotension in obstetric spinal anaesthesia: studies in normal and preeclamptic pregnancy, a literature review and revision of fundamental concepts [PDF]
Full metadata records and copyright statements for publications contained in this portfolio thesis are available at the identifiers listedThree clinical investigations together with a combined editorial and review of the cardiovascular physiology of ...
Sharwood-Smith, Geoffrey H.
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Nusinersen Administration in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients with Severe Scoliosis: Interlaminar Approaches at the Lumbar Level [PDF]
Purpose Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic progressive neuromuscular disorder, and nusinersen has shown to improve its symptoms. Scoliosis is a frequent symptom in patients with SMA and complicates the intrathecal injection of nusinersen. The aim
Joo Young Song +4 more
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Distribution of glycine/GABA neurons in the ventromedial medulla with descending spinal projections and evidence for an ascending glycine/GABA projection. [PDF]
The ventromedial medulla (VM), subdivided in a rostral (RVM) and a caudal (CVM) part, has a powerful influence on the spinal cord. In this study, we have identified the distribution of glycine and GABA containing neurons in the VM with projections to the
Mehdi Hossaini +3 more
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