An experimental model was established to investigate the possibility of repairing cervical nerve roots damaged above the dorsal root ganglion, as occurs in traction injuries of the brachial plexus. In four sheep the C6 root was divided and repaired within the dura using freeze-thawed muscle grafts. Recovery was assessed after eight months by electrophysiology and histology. Action potentials we...

Segmentation defects are often seen with congenital atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) though an associated absence of posterior arch of C2 and butterfly C3 is rare. Apart from rarity, the combination of formation and segmentation defects adds to the management dilemma. We report a case of AAD with assimilated atlas, absent C2 posterior arch, C3 butterfly vertebra with floating posterior elements, ...

To improve multimodal glioblastoma treatment strategies, it appears useful to integrate a selective inhibitor of the TβR-I kinase, which may be able to potentiate radiation responses by increasing apoptosis and cancer-stem-like cell targeting while blocking DNA damage repair, invasion, mesenchymal transition and angiogenesis.1.

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This study is a retrospective analysis of 146 patients, 85 males and 61 females aged 21-80 years (mean 52 years), with cervical disk disease who underwent anterior fusion and titanium cage implantation with follow-up periods of no less than 72 months after surgery. All patients underwent the conventional anterior cervical approach. After removing the protruded disk and osteophyte, cylindrical t...

Venous plasma bupivacaine concentrations were measured in patients undergoing resection and reconstruction surgery for intra-oral malignancy. Vth cranial nerve and cervical plexus blocks were performed using 0.5% bupivacaine. Total dosage was higher than recommended by U.K. manufacturers. Mean peak venous plasma concentrations were higher than previously recorded. A significant different was fo...

UNLABELLED Thyroidectomy under the effect of superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) has met resistance. AIM to compare variables in patients submitted to hemithyroidectomy under the effect of general anesthesia (GA) and SCPB. CASE REPORT AND METHODS GA was used in 21 patients, and SCPB was used in another 21 patients. Following sedation, marcaine 0.5% with vasoconstrictor was used in the ...