Continuous brachial plexus neural blockade in a child with intractable cancer pain

Brachial Plexus Block for Cancer-Related Pain: A Case Series.

Neoplastic brachial plexopathy (NBP) is caused by a cancerous infiltration into the brachial plexus, presenting often as severe pain in the affected upper extremity. Such pain can be resistant to medical treatment. Invasive interventions such as brachial plexus neurolysis with phenol or cordotomy may result in severe complications including permanent neurological damage and death. Continuous br...

Continuous brachial plexus analgesia and NMDA-receptor blockade in early phantom limb pain: a report of two cases.

OBJECTIVE To provide a mechanism-based acute pain management strategy for early phantom limb pain following traumatic amputations and to collect first evidence of its acute and potentially preventative effects on the formation and maintenance of phantom limb pain. The combination of continuous brachial plexus analgesia and prolonged block of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors over 4 weeks ai...

Motor blockade by brachial plexus block in the sheep.

Case scenario: postoperative brachial plexopathy associated with infraclavicular brachial plexus blockade: localizing postoperative nerve injury.

383 August 2014 P OSTOPERATIVE nerve injuries (PNIs) have anesthetic, patient, and surgical contributions and determining the etiology may be challenging when peripheral nerve blockade is used. Evaluating PNI relies on clinical assessment, electrodiagnostic testing, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI of peripheral nerves can diagnose external compression or loss of nerve continuity and i...

Pediatric Continuous Brachial Plexus Catheter for a Case of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Introduction: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder characterized by pain as well as a myriad of sensory, autonomic, and motor disturbances. We are reporting a case of child diagnosed with CRPS and successfully treated with supraclavicular brachial plexus catheter infusion of local anesthetic. Case Report: An eight-year-old male underwent a left thoracotomy, repair of esophageal v...