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Kim HJ, Kwon TY, Jeon YS, Kang SG, Rhee YG, Rhee SM. Neurologic deficit after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: correlation with distalization. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2020; 29:1096-1103. [PMID: 32081632 DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neurologic problems after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) have been reported, but there are a lack of studies regarding which nerve(s) are damaged and the outcomes for the patients who had neurologic complications after RTSA. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and outcomes of neurologic deficit after RTSA and to evaluate the correlation between nonanatomic rearrangement of the shoulder joint and neurologic complications after RTSA. We hypothesized that the neurologic deficit was associated with excessive distalization or lateralization of the humerus after RTSA. METHODS RTSA was performed on 182 consecutive shoulders with cuff tear arthropathy. Comparative analysis was performed on 34 shoulders with (group 1) and 148 shoulders without (group 2) neurologic deficit. RESULTS The mean follow-up period in the study was 58.5 months (range: 24-124). The mean age was 71.5 ± 7.7 years in group 1 and 73.1 ± 7.2 years in group 2. Neurologic deficit after RTSA was found in 34 shoulders (19%). The mean postoperative acromiohumeral distance was 34.1 ± 11.0 mm in group 1 and 29.4 ± 7.6 mm in group 2 (P = .015). Significant differences in terms of postoperative distalization of the humerus were seen between group 1 (24.5 ± 9.4 mm) and group 2 (20.5 ± 8.3 mm) (P = .009). The most common forms of neurologic deficit after RTSA were axillary nerve (41.2%) and radial nerve (15%) injuries. Thirty shoulders (88%) had neuropraxia, and 4 shoulders (12%) had axonotmesis. By conservative treatment, all patients with neurologic complications achieved complete recovery without any additional surgery; the mean recovery period was 7.4 months (range: 2-38 months). CONCLUSION Neurologic deficit occurred in 19% of patients who underwent RTSA, and it was significantly correlated with humeral distalization after surgery. Axillary nerve was mostly involved, and all patients with neurologic deficit achieved complete recovery without any additional surgery.
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- Hwan Jin Kim
- Shoulder & Elbow Clinic. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Shoulder & Elbow Clinic. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Shoulder & Elbow Clinic. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Shoulder & Elbow Clinic. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Shoulder & Elbow Clinic. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Raeissadat SA, Youseffam P, Bagherzadeh L, Rayegani SM, Bahrami MH, Eliaspour D. Electrodiagnostic Findings in 441 Patients with Ulnar Neuropathy - a Retrospective Study. Orthop Res Rev 2019; 11:191-198. [PMID: 31819676 PMCID: PMC6897064 DOI: 10.2147/orr.s230116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Ulnar neuropathy (UN) is the second most common focal neuropathy in the upper extremities. Electrodiagnostic studies (EDx), including nerve conduction study (NCS) and electromyography (EMG), are reliable tools for the diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy. We aimed to retrospectively analyze the medical records of patients diagnosed with ulnar neuropathy in a seven-year period and report our findings. Patients and methods In this retrospective study, documents of the patients whose ulnar nerve injury was confirmed through electrodiagnostic study in two departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation were collected and demographic data, subjective complaints of the patient, the cause, and electrodiagnostic findings were extracted from each patient’s file. The following points were specifically evaluated in the electrodiagnostic records; type of injury, location, accompanying injuries, sensory nerve action potentials (SNAP) of the fifth finger, SNAP of dorsal ulnar cutaneous nerve (DUCN), compound muscle action potential (CMAP) of abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle, nerve conduction velocity (NCV) across elbow, patterns of muscle involvement, and the severity of insult. Results Out of 441 records, 305 (69.2%) were male and 68.1% were non-traumatic. Based on our clinical criteria, the intensity of the injury was mild in most cases. The elbow and forearm were the most involved regions in non-traumatic and traumatic cases respectively. Across elbow nerve conduction velocity showed decreased velocity in 71% of records. In non-traumatic cases, the most affected muscle was ADM (97%) and then FDI (85%). Conclusion In focal entrapments such as ulnar neuropathy, electrodiagnostic findings are very helpful in assessing location, severity, and type of injury. If a consensus is achieved for the diagnosis of UN, even retrospective studies can become valuable sources for studying UN.
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- Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat
- Clinical Development Research Center of Shahid Modarres Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department and Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tehran, Iran
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- Clinical Development Research Center of Shahid Modarres Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Shohada-E-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Shohada-E-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Gofiţă CE, Mușetescu AE, Ciurea PL, Boldeanu MV, Trăistaru MR, Bumbea AM, Rogoveanu OC. Posttraumatic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Related Comorbidities. Curr Health Sci J 2019; 45:321-8. [PMID: 32042462 DOI: 10.12865/CHSJ.45.03.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a neuropathic disorder, often precipitated by a fracture, injury of the soft tissue or a surgical procedure followed by extended immobilization. Clinical signs and symptoms of this syndrome include abnormalities of pain processing (mechanical and thermal allodynia, hyperalgesia and hyperpathia), skin changes regarding local temperature and the presence of erythema, cyanosis or mottled appearance, neurogenic edema, motor and trophic disorders. The CRPS has three evolutionary stages-acute, dystrophic and atrophic, and it is divided into two types, reflecting the absence or presence of nerve damage. The patient presented in this study was a female with a history of metabolic syndrome, diagnosed with polyarticular chronic gout, which despite the specific drug treatment administered, had multiple predisposing factors for the development of CRPS consecutive to the fracture of both bones of the right forearm. It is evident that the recovery period after injury is slightly different in each individual and depends on the severity of the injury and patient factors such as age, general condition and the presence of other comorbidities. The delay between the onset of symptoms and her presentation to the physician, conferred a poor prognosis for the developing pathology, with important functional and motor impairment.
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Chen J, Liu J, Zeng J, Wu S, Ren J. Ultrasonographic Reference Values for Assessing Normal Sciatic Nerve Ultrasonography in the Normal Population. J Med Ultrasound 2018; 26:85-89. [PMID: 30065525 PMCID: PMC6029205 DOI: 10.4103/jmu.jmu_6_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective: High-resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) has been used recently to characterize median and ulnar nerves but is seldom used to characterize the lower extremity nerves. The reference standard for normal the lower extremity nerves has not been established. Thus, this study measured the cross-sectional areas (CSAs) of the sciatic nerve of 200 healthy male or female volunteers, aged 18–80 using HRUS. These data provide basic clinical data for the use of high-resolution ultrasound for the future diagnosis, treatment, and prognostic evaluation of peripheral neuropathies. Methods: Two hundred healthy volunteers with 400 lower extremities were studied with HRUS. According to their age, the subjects were assigned to young group (18-30 years, n = 75), middle group. (31-60 years, n = 70), and old group(61-80 year, n = 55). Age, sex, height, weight were recorded and CSAs of sciatic nerve were obtained at every predetermined sites. Results: The mean CSAs of sciatic nerves at GS and MGPF were 0.527 ± 0.028 cm2 and 0.444 ± 0.026 cm2 respectively. Pearson's correlation analysis showed that the mean CSAs were correlated with height and weight. There was no difference in mean CSAs among the three groups (P > 0.05). Women had smaller CSAs of the normal Sciatic nerves than men in two measuring sites (GS, MGPF) (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Peripheral nerve ultrasonography is a reliable and reproducible diagnostic method in the hands of experienced examiners. Normal values for the sciatic nerve nerves are provided by our study. Thus, reference values of Sciatic nerve CSA of the lower extremity can facilitate the analysis of abnormal nerve conditions.
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- Jun Chen
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China.,Department of Neurology, Lianshui County People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Huaian, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY, United States
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Treating varicose veins using endovenous thermal techniques - especially laser and radio frequency ablation - has emerged as an effective alternative to open surgery with stripping and high ligation. Even though these methods are very gentle and patient-friendly, they are nevertheless accompanied by risks and side effects. Compared to open surgical therapy, the risk of damage to peripheral and motor nerves is reduced; however, it still exists as a result of heat exposure and tumescent anaesthesia. Non-thermal methods that can be applied without tumescent anaesthesia have been introduced to the market. They pose a considerably lower risk of nerve lesions while proving to be much more effective. This paper investigates data on postoperative nerve damage and paraesthesia using internet research (PubMed). It analyses the current state of knowledge regarding non-thermal treatment methods and takes into account the latest developments in the use of cyanoacrylate to close insufficient saphenous veins.
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- Tobias Hirsch
- 1 Praxis für Innere Medizin und Gefäßkrankheiten, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Kasprian G, Amann G, Panotopoulos J, Schmidt M, Dominkus M, Trattnig S, Windhager R, Prayer D, Nöbauer-Huhmann I. Peripheral nerve tractography in soft tissue tumors: a preliminary 3-tesla diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging study. Muscle Nerve 2015; 51:338-45. [PMID: 24916781 DOI: 10.1002/mus.24313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI) study aimed to clarify the relationship of peripheral nerves and soft tissue tumors (STTs) in 3D to optimize subsequent treatment. METHODS Twenty-six consecutive STT patients (histologically malignant, n=10; intermediate, n=3; and benign, n=13) underwent 3-Tesla MRI using an echoplanar DTI sequence. Deterministic tractography was performed. Fractional anisotropy (FA) values were measured within peritumoral and distant regions of interest. RESULTS Tractography depicted the 3D course of the sciatic (n=12), femoral (n=2), tibial (n=7), fibular (n=2), median (n=1), musculocutaneous (n=1), and ulnar (n=1) nerves in a regular (n=8 of 18, 44.4%) or thinned (n=7 of 18, 38.9%) fashion. The lowest peritumoral FA values, abrupt thinning, and/or complete discontinuity of trajectories were found in 2 cases with histologically proven tumoral nerve infiltration. CONCLUSIONS DTI clarifies the 3D topography between major peripheral nerves and STTs and may be helpful in the assessment of peripheral nerve infiltration by malignant tumors.
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- Gregor Kasprian
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Chen J, Wu S, Ren J. Ultrasonographic reference values for assessing normal radial nerve ultrasonography in the normal population. Neural Regen Res 2014; 9:1844-9. [PMID: 25422648 PMCID: PMC4239776 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.143433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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High-resolution ultrasound has been used recently to characterize median and ulnar nerves, but is seldom used to characterize radial nerves. The radial nerve is more frequently involved in entrapment syndromes than the ulnar and median nerves. However, the reference standard for normal radial nerves has not been established. Thus, this study measured the cross-sectional areas of radial nerves of 200 healthy male or female volunteers, aged 18 to 75, using high-resolution ultrasound. The results showed that mean cross-sectional areas of radial nerves at 4 cm upon the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and mid-humerus (midpoint between the elbow crease and axilla) were 5.14 ± 1.24 and 5.08 ± 1.23 mm2, respectively. The age and the dominant side did not affect the results, but the above-mentioned cross-sectional areas were larger in males (5.31 ± 1.25 and 5.19 ± 1.23 mm2) than in females (4.93 ± 1.21 and 4.93 ± 1.23 mm2, respectively). In addition, the cross-sectional areas of radial nerves were positively correlated with height and weight (r = 0.38, 0.36, respectively, both P < 0.05). These data provide basic clinical data for the use of high-resolution ultrasound for the future diagnosis, treatment, and prognostic evaluation of peripheral neuropathies.
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- Jun Chen
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China ; Lianshui County Hospital of Jiangsu Proviuce, Huaian, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Pharmacology University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Wyoming INBRE Program, Laramie, WY, USA
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Gaul C, Resch S. Application of the capsaicin 8% cutaneous patch in neuropathic pain of the head and face: A case series. Cephalalgia 2014; 35:545-50. [PMID: 25217483 DOI: 10.1177/0333102414550107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Treatment of neuropathic or neuralgic head and facial pain due to dental, traumatic or surgical nerve lesions or post-herpetic neuropathy is often challenging. CASES We are reporting on four patients with neuropathic pain syndromes successfully treated with a capsaicin 8% patch in the affected area of the head or face. DISCUSSION Treatment with the capsaicin 8% patch seems to be effective and safe for application to the facial and head region. The capsaicin 8% patch might be an additional treatment option if first-line treatment with anticonvulsants or antidepressants was ineffective or limited by side effects.
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- Charly Gaul
- Migraine and Headache Clinic, Germany Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Germany
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Dualé C, Ouchchane L, Schoeffler P, Dubray C. Neuropathic aspects of persistent postsurgical pain: a French multicenter survey with a 6-month prospective follow-up. J Pain 2013; 15:24.e1-24.e20. [PMID: 24373573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED To investigate the role of peripheral neuropathy in the development of neuropathic postsurgical persistent pain (N-PSPP) after surgery, this French multicentric prospective cohort study recruited 3,112 patients prior to elective cesarean, inguinal herniorrhaphy (open mesh/laparoscopic), breast cancer surgery, cholecystectomy, saphenectomy, sternotomy, thoracotomy, or knee arthroscopy. Besides perioperative data collection, postoperative postal questionnaires built to assess the existence, intensity, and neuropathic features (with the Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions [DN4]) of pain at the site of surgery were sent at the third and sixth months after surgery. In the 2,397 patients who completed follow-up, the cumulative risk of N-PSPP within the 6 months ranged from 3.2% (laparoscopic herniorrhaphy) to 37.1% (breast cancer surgery). Pain intensity was greater if DN4 was positive and decreased with time since surgery; it depended on the type of surgery. In pain-reporting patients, the response to the DN4 changed from time to time in about 1:4 of the cases. Older age and a low anxiety score were independent protective factors of N-PSPP, whereas a recent negative event, a low preoperative quality of life, and previous history of peripheral neuropathy were risk factors. The type of anesthesia had no influence on the occurrence of N-PSPP. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00812734. PERSPECTIVE This prospective observational study provides the incidence rate of N-PSPP occurring within the 6 months after 9 types of elective surgical procedures. It highlights the possible consequences of nerve aggression during some common surgeries. Finally, some preoperative predispositions to the development of N-PSPP have been identified.
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- Christian Dualé
- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Centre de Pharmacologie Clinique, Clermont-Ferrand, France; Inserm, CIC 501, Clermont-Ferrand, France; Inserm, U1107 "Neuro-Dol," Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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- Univ Clermont1, Clermont-Ferrand, France; CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Pôle Santé Publique, Clermont-Ferrand, France; CNRS, ISIT, UMR6284, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Inserm, U1107 "Neuro-Dol," Clermont-Ferrand, France; Univ Clermont1, Clermont-Ferrand, France; CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Pôle Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Centre de Pharmacologie Clinique, Clermont-Ferrand, France; Inserm, CIC 501, Clermont-Ferrand, France; Inserm, U1107 "Neuro-Dol," Clermont-Ferrand, France; Univ Clermont1, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Ding P, Campbell-Malone R, Holman SD, Lukasik SL, Thexton AJ, German RZ. The effect of unilateral superior laryngeal nerve lesion on swallowing threshold volume. Laryngoscope 2013; 123:1942-7. [PMID: 23670486 DOI: 10.1002/lary.24051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 12/31/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) is the major sensory nerve for the upper larynx. Damage to this nerve impacts successful swallowing. The first aim of the study was to assess the effect of unilateral SLN lesion on the threshold volume sufficient to elicit swallowing in an intact pig model; this volume was defined radiographically as the maximum bolus area visible in lateral view. The second aim was to determine if a difference existed between ipsilateral and contralateral function as a result of unilateral sensory loss, measured as the radiologic density of fluid seen in the valleculae. Finally, we determined whether there was a relationship between the threshold volume and the occurrence of aspiration after a unilateral SLN lesion. STUDY DESIGN Repeated measures animal study. METHODS Four female infant pigs underwent unilateral SLN lesion surgery. The maximum vallecular bolus area in lateral view and the relative vallecular density on each side in the dorsoventral view were obtained from videofluoroscopic recordings in both the prelesion control and postlesion experimental states. RESULTS In lateral view, the lesioned group had a larger maximum bolus area than the control group (P < .001). Although occasional left-right asymmetry in the dorsoventral view was observed, the vallecular densities were, on average, equal on both the left (intact) and right (lesioned) sides (P > .05). A bigger maximum bolus area did not predict aspiration in the lesioned group (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS Unilateral SLN lesions increased the swallowing threshold volume symmetrically in right and left valleculae, but the increased threshold may not be the main mechanism for the occurrence of aspiration.
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- Peng Ding
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Lindå H, Sköld MK, Ochsmann T. Activating transcription factor 3, a useful marker for regenerative response after nerve root injury. Front Neurol 2011; 2:30. [PMID: 21629765 PMCID: PMC3099310 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2011.00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) is induced in various tissues in response to stress. In this experiment, ATF3 expression was studied in adult rats subjected either to a dorsal or ventral root avulsion (VRA; L4-6), or sciatic nerve transection (SNT). Post-operative survival times varied between 1.5 h and 3 weeks. In additional experiments an avulsed ventral root was directly replanted to the spinal cord. Dorsal root ganglias (DRGs) from humans exposed to traumatic dorsal root avulsions were also examined. After SNT ATF3 immunoreactivity (ATF3 IR) was detected in a few DRG neurons already 6 h after the lesion. After 24 h the number had clearly increased and still at 3 weeks DRG neurons remained labeled. In the ventral horn, ATF3 IR in motoneurons (MN) was first detected 24 h after the SNT, and still 3 weeks post-operatively lesioned MN showed ATF3 labeling. After a VRA many spinal MN showed ATF3 IR already after 3 h, and after 6 h all MN were labeled. At 3 weeks a majority of the lesioned MN had died, but all the remaining ones were labeled. When an avulsed ventral root was directly replanted, MN survived and were still labeled at 5 weeks. In DRG, a few neurons were labeled already at 1.5 h after a dorsal root avulsion. At 24 h the number had increased but still only a minority of the neurons were labeled. At 3 days the number of labeled neurons was reduced, and a further reduction was at hand at 7 days and 3 weeks. In parallel, in humans, 3 days after a traumatic dorsal root avulsion, only a few DRG neurons showed ATF3 IR. At 6 weeks no labeled neurons could be detected. These facts imply that ATF3 response to axotomy involves a distance-dependent mechanism. ATF3 also appears to be a useful and reliable neuronal marker of nerve lesions even in humans. In addition, ATF3 up-regulation in both motor and sensory neurons seems to be linked to regenerative competence.
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- Hans Lindå
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden
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Remahl S, Angeria M, Remahl IN, Carlstedt T, Risling M. Observations at the CNS-PNS Border of Ventral Roots Connected to a Neuroma. Front Neurol 2010; 1:136. [PMID: 21188264 PMCID: PMC3008941 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2010.00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Previous studies have shown that numerous sprouts originating from a neuroma, after nerve injury in neonatal animals, can invade spinal nerve roots. However, no study with a focus on how such sprouts behave when they reach the border between the central and peripheral nervous system (CNS–PNS border) has been published. In this study we have in detail examined the CNS–PNS border of ventral roots in kittens with light and electron microscopy after early postnatal sciatic nerve resection. A transient ingrowth of substance P positive axons was observed into the CNS, but no spouts remained 6 weeks after the injury. Using serial sections and electron microscopy it was possible to identify small bundles of unmyelinated axons that penetrated from the root fascicles for a short distance into the CNS. These axons ended blindly, sometimes with a growth cone-like terminal swelling filled with vesicles. The axon bundles were accompanied by p75 positive cells in both the root fascicles and the pia mater, but not in the CNS. It may thus be suggested that neurotrophin presenting p75 positive cells could facilitate axonal growth into the pia mater and that the lack of such cells in the CNS compartment might contribute to the failure of growth into the CNS. A maldevelopment of myelin sheaths at the CNS–PNS border of motor axons was observed and it seems possible that this could have consequences for the propagation of action potential across this region after neonatal nerve injury. Thus, in this first detailed study on the behavior of recurrent sprouts at the CNS–PNS border.
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- Sten Remahl
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Bahm J, Ocampo-Pavez C, Disselhorst-Klug C, Sellhaus B, Weis J. Obstetric brachial plexus palsy: treatment strategy, long-term results, and prognosis. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106:83-90. [PMID: 19562016 PMCID: PMC2695299 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2009.0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2008] [Accepted: 09/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obstetric brachial plexus palsy is rare, but the limb impairments are manifold and often long-lasting. Physiotherapy, microsurgical nerve reconstruction, secondary joint corrections, and muscle transpositions are employed with success. The role of conservative and operative treatment options should be regularly reviewed. METHODS Selective literature review (evidence levels 3 and 4) and analysis of personal clinical operative and scientific experience over the past 15 years. RESULTS Children with upper and total plexus palsy displaying nerve root avulsions and/or -ruptures are treated today by early primary nerve reconstruction in the first few months of life followed by secondary corrections, with good functional results. The late complications, with muscle weakness, impaired motion patterns, and joint dysplasia, are often underrated. CONCLUSIONS The potential for scientific analysis is limited, due to the rarity and interindividual variability of the lesions and the varying effects on function and growth. Expectations and compliance are different in every patient. Surgical techniques are not yet standardized. Knowledge of the consequences for joint growth and congruence is inadequate. Today, functional improvement can be achieved by surgery in most clinical manifestations of obstetric brachial plexus palsy, within the framework of an interdisciplinary treatment concept.
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- Jörg Bahm
- Arbeitsbereich Plastische und Handchirurgie, Franziskushospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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Antoniadis G, Scheglmann K. Posterior tarsal tunnel syndrome: diagnosis and treatment. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2008; 105:776-81. [PMID: 19578409 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2008] [Accepted: 07/10/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Posterior tarsal tunnel syndrome is an uncommon clinical entity which is sometimes misdiagnosed in patients with pain of the retromalleolar region and the plantar aspect of the foot. Surgical intervention is recommended for correctly diagnosed posterior tarsal tunnel syndrome. METHODS Selective literature review. RESULTS Surgical treatment is indicated in the presence of dysesthesias refractory to conservative treatment or of neurological deficits. If a neural tumor or tarsal tunnel ganglion is suspected, diagnostic imaging (MRI, neurosonography) should precede surgery. Division of the flexor retinaculum (ligamentum laciniatum) in the tarsal tunnel must always include distal decompression of the end branches of the tibial nerve posterior to the fascia of the abductor hallucis muscle. Only extensive exposure of the nerve guarantees adequate release. CONCLUSION Accurate diagnosis requires the evaluation of relevant clinical, neurological, and neurophysiological findings along with the careful consideration of other possible diagnoses. High success rates of 44% to 91% are reported after operative treatment. The results are better in idiopathic than in posttraumatic cases. If surgery fails, re-operation is indicated only in patients with inadequate release.
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Oliveira ALR, Thams S, Lidman O, Piehl F, Hökfelt T, Kärre K, Lindå H, Cullheim S. A role for MHC class I molecules in synaptic plasticity and regeneration of neurons after axotomy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:17843-8. [PMID: 15591351 PMCID: PMC539738 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408154101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Recently, MHC class I molecules have been shown to be important for the retraction of synaptic connections that normally occurs during development [Huh, G.S., Boulanger, L. M., Du, H., Riquelme, P. A., Brotz, T. M. & Shatz, C. J. (2000) Science 290, 2155-2158]. In the adult CNS, a classical response of neurons to axon lesion is the detachment of synapses from the cell body and dendrites. We have investigated whether MHC I molecules are involved also in this type of synaptic detachment by studying the synaptic input to sciatic motoneurons at 1 week after peripheral nerve transection in beta2-microglobulin or transporter associated with antigen processing 1-null mutant mice, in which cell surface MHC I expression is impaired. Surprisingly, lesioned motoneurons in mutant mice showed more extensive synaptic detachments than those in wild-type animals. This surplus removal of synapses was entirely directed toward inhibitory synapses assembled in clusters. In parallel, a significantly smaller population of motoneurons reinnervated the distal stump of the transected sciatic nerve in mutants. MHC I molecules, which traditionally have been linked with immunological mechanisms, are thus crucial for a selective maintenance of synapses during the synaptic removal process in neurons after lesion, and the lack of MHC I expression may impede the ability of neurons to regenerate axons.
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- Alexandre L. R. Oliveira
- Department of Neuroscience and Department of Microbiology, Tumor Biology Center, and Strategic Research Center IRIS, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Cx. 6109, 13083-865 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, CMM L08;04, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; and Neurology Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Department of Microbiology, Tumor Biology Center, and Strategic Research Center IRIS, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Cx. 6109, 13083-865 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, CMM L08;04, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; and Neurology Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Department of Microbiology, Tumor Biology Center, and Strategic Research Center IRIS, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Cx. 6109, 13083-865 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, CMM L08;04, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; and Neurology Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Department of Microbiology, Tumor Biology Center, and Strategic Research Center IRIS, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Cx. 6109, 13083-865 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, CMM L08;04, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; and Neurology Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Department of Microbiology, Tumor Biology Center, and Strategic Research Center IRIS, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Cx. 6109, 13083-865 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, CMM L08;04, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; and Neurology Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Department of Microbiology, Tumor Biology Center, and Strategic Research Center IRIS, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Cx. 6109, 13083-865 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, CMM L08;04, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; and Neurology Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Department of Microbiology, Tumor Biology Center, and Strategic Research Center IRIS, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Cx. 6109, 13083-865 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, CMM L08;04, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; and Neurology Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Department of Microbiology, Tumor Biology Center, and Strategic Research Center IRIS, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Cx. 6109, 13083-865 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, CMM L08;04, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; and Neurology Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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Sendtner M, Götz R, Holtmann B, Thoenen H. Endogenous ciliary neurotrophic factor is a lesion factor for axotomized motoneurons in adult mice. J Neurosci 1997; 17:6999-7006. [PMID: 9278535 PMCID: PMC6573270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is an abundant cytosolic molecule in myelinating Schwann cells of adult rodents. In newborn animals in which CNTF is not yet expressed, exogenous CNTF that is locally administered very effectively protects motoneurons from degeneration by axotomy. To evaluate whether endogenous CNTF, released after nerve injury from the cytosol of Schwann cells, supports motoneuron survival, we transected the facial nerve in 4-week-old pmn mice. In this mouse mutant a rapidly progressing degenerative disease of motoneurons starts by the third postnatal week at the hindlimbs and progresses to the anterior parts of the body, leading to death by the seventh to eighth week. Apoptotic death of motoneurons can be observed during this period, as revealed by TUNEL staining. In 6-week-old unlesioned pmn mice approximately 40% of facial motoneurons have degenerated. Facial nerve lesion dramatically increased the number of surviving motoneurons in pmn mice. This protective effect was absent in pmn mice lacking endogenous CNTF. Quantitative analysis of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) mRNA expression revealed that the dramatic upregulation seen in wild-type mice after peripheral nerve lesion did not occur in pmn mice. Therefore, endogenous LIF cannot compensate for the lack of CNTF in pmn crossbred with CNTF knock-out mice. Thus, endogenous CNTF released from lesioned Schwann cells supports the survival of axotomized motoneurons under conditions in which motoneurons are in the process of rapid degeneration.
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- M Sendtner
- Clinical Research Unit for Neuroregeneration, Department of Neurology, University of Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany
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