An autopsy study of a familial oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) with distal spread and neurogenic involvement [PDF]
An 81-year-old man from a family with a history of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) involving 6 members over 4 generations is described. The patient first noted drooping of his eyelids at the age of 65.
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Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Skull Base: A Technical Guide. [PDF]
Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during endoscopic, endonasal approaches to the skull base is both feasible and safe. Numerous reports have recently emerged from the literature evaluating the efficacy of different neuromonitoring tests during
Doan, Adam T. +6 more
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Conjoined Lumbosacral (L7-S1) Nerve Roots in a Dog
Vertebral and spinal cord anomalies are well known in veterinary medicine. However, nerve root anomalies are seldomly reported. In human patients, nerve root anomalies can cause back pain and radicular pain.
Esther Lichtenauer +4 more
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Under spinal anesthesia, different types of nerve fibers forming spinal nerve roots are unequally blocked. Objective: to estimate differences in the development of temperature, sensory, and motor blockades when performing different procedures of spinal ...
R. E. Lakhin
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Spinal column shortening versus revision detethering for recurrent adult tethered cord syndrome: a preliminary comparison of perioperative and clinical outcomes. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE:Recurrent tethered cord syndrome (TCS), believed to result from tension on the distal portion of the spinal cord, causes a constellation of neurological symptoms. Detethering surgery has been the traditional treatment for TCS. However, in cases
Chang, Chih-Chang +7 more
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Primary Cauda Equina Lymphoma Treated with CNS-Centric Approach: A Case Report and Literature Review
Justin J Kuhlman,1 Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa,2 Vivek Gupta,3 Liuyan Jiang,4 Han W Tun2 1Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 2Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA ...
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Reduced Renshaw Recurrent Inhibition after Neonatal Sciatic Nerve Crush in Rats
Renshaw recurrent inhibition (RI) plays an important gated role in spinal motion circuit. Peripheral nerve injury is a common disease in clinic. Our current research was designed to investigate the change of the recurrent inhibitory function in the ...
Liang Shu +6 more
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Spinal schwannoma presenting with intraspinal hematoma: a case report and review of the literature
Background Spinal schwannomas presenting with an intraspinal hematoma or subarachnoid hemorrhage are extremely rare, and patients often have severe spinal cord compression symptoms. However, the mechanism underlying the bleeding remains unclear.
Zhe Shen +4 more
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The Effects of Serotonin on Functionally Diverse Isolated Lamprey Spinal Cord Neurons [PDF]
The experiments reported here showed that application of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) (100 µ M) did not induce any significant current through the membranes of any of the spinal neurons studied (n = 62).
Batueva, I. V. +4 more
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18F-FDG PET/CT in Neurolymphomatosis: Report of 3 Cases [PDF]
Neurolymphomatosis is a rare manifestation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by infiltration of peripheral nerves, nerve roots, plexus and cranial nerves by malignant lymphocytes. This report presents positron emission tomography/computed tomography (
Nguyen Xuan Canh +4 more
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