Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is the most common comorbidity of COVID-19, and both are related to the lack of circulating melatonin. In addition, chronic pain is a common sequela of both COVID-19 and T2D. Usi...
To study the associations between optic nerve head (ONH) strains under intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation with retinal sensitivity in patients with glaucoma....
Clinic-based cross-sectional study....
Two hundred twenty-nine patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (subdivided into 115 patients with high-tension glaucoma [HTG] and 114 patients with normal-tension glaucoma [NTG])....
For 1 eye of each patient, we imaged the ONH using spectral-domain OCT under the following conditions: (1) primary gaze and (2) primary gaze with acute IOP elevation (to approximately 35 mmHg) achieve...
Associations between ONH strains and values of retinal sensitivity from visual field testing....
For patients with HTG, we found (1) significant negative linear associations between ONH strains and retinal sensitivity (P < 0.001; on average, a 1% increase in ONH strains corresponded to a decrease...
We found significant negative associations between IOP-induced ONH strains and retinal sensitivity in a relatively large glaucoma cohort. Specifically, patients with HTG who experienced higher ONH str...
The safety of conventional regional nerve block techniques in patients with established neuropathies, such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), is still unclear. We designed this prospective dose ...
Fifty-three patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and scheduled for below knee surgical procedure received popliteal sciatic nerve block under ultrasound guidance. The initial local anaesthetic...
The study included 53 patients to obtain 45 successful blocks. The MELAV90 of 0.5% bupivacaine was obtained at 5.85 ml (95% confidence interval, 5.72 to 6.22 ml). Eight patients needed supplemental an...
For patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy undergoing below-knee surgery, the MELAV90 of 0.5% bupivacaine for subparaneural popliteal sciatic nerve to achieve surgical anaesthesia was 5.85 ml....
Diffusion weighted imaging hyperintensity (DWI-H) has been described in the retina and optic nerve during acute central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). We aimed to determine whether DWI-H can be accu...
Retrospective cross-sectional study that included all consecutive adult patients with confirmed acute non-arteritic CRAO and brain MRI performed within 14 days of CRAO. At each center, two neuroradiol...
We included 204 patients [mean age 67.9±14.6 years; 47.5% females; median time from CRAO to MRI 1 day (IQR 1-4.3); 1.5 T in 127/204 (62.3%) and 3.0 T in 77/204 (37.7%)]. Inter-rater reliability varied...
In this real-world case series, differences in agreement and interpretation accuracy among neuroradiologists limited the role of DWI-H in diagnosing acute CRAO on standard MRI. DWI-H was identified in...
Complete endoscopic radical resection of thyroid cancer, especially through the areolar approach, can achieve curative and acceptable cosmetic effects in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma...
A total of 106 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma were enrolled in the study between February 2013 and April 2018. Based on the use of the IONM technique, all patients were divided into th...
Compared to the non-IONM group, the IONM group required less time for RLN identification (3.05 ± 1.58 vs. 9.36 ± 4.82 min,...
IONM significantly improved RLN identification and reduced transient RLN injuries during complete endoscopic radical resection....
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Transection of the supraclavicular nerve (SCN) through supraclavicular incisions can lead to debilitating neuroma formation. Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) proved to be an effective technique for...
To systematically review the available literature on the efficacy of tibial nerve stimulation on faecal incontinence and quality of life in adult patients with low anterior resection syndrome followin...
A primary search of electronic databases was conducted adopting a combination of search terms related to the following areas of interest: "efficacy", "tibial nerve stimulation" and "low anterior resec...
Five distinct studies involving 116 patients met the inclusion criteria for the review. The included studies suggest that tibial nerve stimulation may have a positive effect on faecal incontinence and...
There were a limited number of studies and a great degree of heterogeneity of evidence due to differences in participants' baseline characteristics, dropout rates, and follow-up periods. Further resea...
A rare cause of scapular winging is rhomboid muscle paralysis secondary to dorsal scapular nerve (DSN) neuropathy. This paralysis causes winging of the medial border of the scapula with lateral rotati...
A continuous clinical series of 4 patients with isolated rhomboid muscle deficiency was analyzed. Two patients were men and 2 were women, with a mean age of 40 years (range, 33-51 years). Three patien...
The 4 patients presented with isolated DSN neuropathy were confirmed by electroneuromyographic testing. Total correction of scapular winging was not obtained in any patient. Three patients experienced...
DSN compression is conventionally attributed to the middle scalene muscle, but it is noteworthy that our study reveals the possibility of dynamic compression of the nerve by the proximal part of the m...
Our study reveals the possibility of dynamic compression of the DSN by the proximal part of the medial border of the scapula, which occurs when the arm is raised above 90°. In the absence of a surgica...
Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (PNST) are a diverse group of mostly benign tumours uncommon in the general population. About 5-10% of PNSTs are hereditary, predominantly arising from germline variants...
We reviewed the clinical characteristics and genetic testing results of patients referred to the NCIS Adult Cancer Genetics Clinic for suspected hereditary PNST....
3,001 patients suspected to have various hereditary cancer syndromes were evaluated between year 2000 to March 2021. 13 (0.4%) were clinically diagnosed to have hereditary PNSTs. The majority were mal...
Hereditary PNSTs are rare referrals to an adult cancer genetics clinic. NF1 is the most common PNST seen. LZTR1 variants may be the underlying cause in Asian patients with multiple schwannomatosis....
The aim of this article is to present examples of patients in whom piriformis muscle (PM) and sciatic nerve (SN) variations were detected by a diagnostic ultrasound (US)-guided examination and were su...
This series includes 4 cases. In case 1, a 30-year-old woman with a 7 numeric rating scale (NRS) score for pain (on a 0-10 scale) was evaluated for complaints of left gluteal pain radiating to the thi...
Diagnostic US evaluation of the gluteal region for each patient revealed anatomical variations of the SN. In 3 of the cases, corresponding contralateral US images demonstrated similar anatomic variati...
The anatomical variations of the SN and PM might be a facilitating factor for myofascial pain syndrome in PS. These cases demonstrate that SN variations could be visualized with the help of diagnostic...
