Head-Neck Injury and Vertigo

Preventing head and neck injury.

A wide range of head and neck injury risks are present in sport, including catastrophic injury. The literature since 1980 on prevention of head and neck injury in sport was reviewed, focusing on catastrophic and brain injury and identifying the range of injury prevention methods in use. There have been few formal evaluations of injury prevention methods. Approaches that are considered, or have ...

Non-uniformity of Clinical Head, Head and Neck, and Body Coils in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Introduction Signal intensity uniformity in a magnetic resonance (MR) image indicates how well the MR imaging (MRI) system represents an object. One of the major sources of image non-uniformity in high-field MRI scanners is inhomogeneity of radio-frequency coil. The aim of this study was to investigate non-uniformity in head, head and neck, and body coils and compare the obtained results to det...

Upper Interior Head , Face and Neck Injury Experiments

Head, face and neck (HFN) injuries associated with upper interior contacts account for a large percentage of all serious to fatal injuries annually. In the past, many of these injuries were the result of unrestrained occupants in rollovers and side impacts. Mandatory belt use laws have helped keep the head and torso inside the vehicle, but HFN injuries in side and rollover accidents persist. Re...

Management of radiation-induced head and neck injury.

Toxicity from H&N cancer irradiation is complex and multifactorial. The nature and severity of the side effect profile for a given patient result from the interplay of patient-related, tumor-related, and treatment-factors. Among the side effects studied, skin toxicity and mucositis represent the most common acute effects of irradiation. Supportive care is essential to prevent superimposed infec...

2. Management of Radiation-induced Head and Neck Injury