Pathology and Treatment of Traumatic Cervical Spine Syndrome: Whiplash Injury. [PDF]
Traumatic cervical syndrome comprises the various symptoms that occur as a result of external force such as that of a traffic accident. In 1995, the Quebec Task Force on whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) formulated the Quebec classification, with ...
Tanaka N+6 more
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The Analysis of Korean Clinical Studies on the Effect of Pharmacopuncture for Whiplash Injury after Traffic Accidents. [PDF]
Objectives: Whiplash injury is one of the major diseases in recent times because of in-creasing traffic accidents. This review aims to analyze the overall trend of studies on phar-macopuncture for whiplash injury after traffic accidents.Methods: We ...
Yun JM, Hur NY, Kim KH.
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Isometric muscle fatigue of the paravertebral and upper extremity muscles after whiplash injury
BACKGROUND: Whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) result from injury of neck structures that most often occur during traffic accidents as a result of rapid acceleration-deceleration.
Pejana Rastovic+6 more
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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Injury of the Ascending Reticular Activating System Following Whiplash Injury. [PDF]
Objectives: This study investigated injuries of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) following whiplash injury, in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS).Methods: Twenty-three patients with whiplash injury and 26 healthy control ...
Jang SH, Kim SH, Kwon YH.
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Persistent pseudomyopia following a whiplash injury in a previously emmetropic woman. [PDF]
Purpose: Accommodative spasm, which manifests as ciliary muscle spasm, convergent strabismus or miosis, is a recognised consequence of head trauma. In whiplash cases, cervical spine hyperextension poses a risk of contra-coup injury and brainstem trauma ...
Hughes FE+3 more
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Efficient 2D Neck Model for Simulation of the Whiplash Injury Mechanism. [PDF]
Whiplash injuries, mainly located in the neck, are one of the most common injuries resulting from road collisions. These injuries can be particularly challenging to detect, compromising the ability to monitor patients adequately.
Henriques D, Martins AP, Carvalho MS.
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The Whiplash Disease Reconsidered
The natural course of the whiplash disease is reconsidered in relation to the predominant view of its cause. It is assumed that a whiplash-type trauma is causing an acute tissue injury such as a distortion or sprain in the neck followed by neck pain and ...
Jens Astrup, Finn Gyntelberg
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Assessment of Range of Movement, Pain and Disability Following a Whiplash Injury. [PDF]
Background: Whiplash has been suggested to cause chronic symptoms and long term disability. This study was designed to assess long term function after whiplash injury.
Malik AA+4 more
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Trauma-Associated Tinnitus: Audiological, Demographic and Clinical Characteristics [PDF]
Background: Tinnitus can result from different etiologies. Frequently, patients report the development of tinnitus after traumatic injuries. However, to which extent this specific etiologic factor plays a role for the phenomenology of tinnitus is still ...
Azevedo, Andréia+20 more
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Background: This study investigated differences in postural control ability (PCA) and corticoreticulospinal tract (CRT) injury severity according to whiplash in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).Methods: Thirty-one patients with mTBI and ...
Sung Ho Jang+3 more
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