Modified Technique for Phrenic Evulsion

The Applicability of Phrenic Evulsion in Pulmonary Tuberculosis at the Out-Patients' Department of a City Hospital

Complete evulsion of the optic nerve.

Evulsion of the optic nerve is an uncommon traumatic event, probably because the intraorbital portion of the optic nerve is mobile and surrounded by sheaths. The present paper reports a case of complete evulsion of the optic nerve with retinal detachment and discusses the possible patho mechanisms involved. Fluorescein angiography showed no retinal circulation.

Partial evulsion of optic nerve. Fluorescein angiographic study.

Evulsion of the optic nerve is a rare complication of trauma though well recorded in the Concurrent haemorrhage into the vitreous often delays diagnosis so that when ophthal-moscopy is possible the optic disc is masked by glial tissue extending into the vitreous. Persistence of these opacities may permit accurate diagnosis only after pathological examination (Lister, 1924). Spizziri (I964) phot...

Complete evulsion of the globe and optic nerve.

A 17-year-old boy had an evulsion of globe and optic nerve from an automobile accident. Computed tomography showed a severed optic nerve on the injured side. A visual field defect was demonstrated in the other eye.

Phrenic nerve stimulation at the bedside in children; equipment and validation.

There is evidence that early diagnosis of postoperative phrenic nerve damage may improve outcome, by allowing early surgical treatment, in children following cardiac surgery. This has prompted the development of a simple method for measuring phrenic nerve latency at the bedside in children. We have evaluated the reproducibility of measurements made with this system in 11 children (4 months to 1...