This study investigated another type of carbonic anhydrase inhibitor and antiepileptic drug, zonisamide, in order to evaluate its potential effectiveness for migraine prophylaxis refractory to topiramate, and to assess intolerability to adverse events, paresthesia in particular. This is an open-labeled retrospective single center study. We included headache patients who met the requirement of m...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess clinical complications of limbs undergone harvesting of the great saphenous vein for venous coronary artery bypass graft surgery using bridge technique. METHODS Fourty-four patients who had undergone CABG using the great saphenous vein harvested by the bridge technique over more than 3 months ago were randomly selected. The exclusion criteria were...

Hypogonadism is a disease to cause decreased energy, libido loss, body hair loss, mood depression, muscle volume reduction, and hot flashes [1-3]. 5α-reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) are administered orally for male pattern alopecia and benign prostatic hyperplasia due to decrease of dihydrotestosterone, a potent male hormone [4]. 5-ARIs are generally known not to cause hypogonadism because 5-ARIs...

Bilateral Sagital Split Osteotomy (BSSO) is one of the most common surgeries for the management of mandibular retrognathism. However, nerve damage and lip paresthesia is possible after the surgery. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the incidence of neurosensory disturbance after BSSO surgery. 42 patients in need of mandibular advancement participated in this study. The sensory status...

A 49-year-old vegetarian woman developed paresthesia in bilateral arms, forearms, hands and toes. On examination, her position sense was decreased in her hands and toes, but other sensory and motor systems appeared normal. Hyperreflexia was observed in the legs. Babinski’s sign was not seen. Lhermitte’s sign was positive. On cervical MRI scan, T2-weighted images showed bilateral hyperintensitie...

INTRODUCTION Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) may provide pain relief in migraine patients. In this double-blinded trial we investigated the significance of paresthesia and possible placebo effects. METHODS Patients already treated with ONS reporting stable treatment effect were included. "Effective stimulation," "subthreshold stimulation" and "no stimulation" were compared. Patients cycled ...

Baker cyst is an enlargement of the gastrocnemius-semimembranosus bursa. Neuropathy can occur due to either direct compression from the cyst itself or indirectly after cyst rupture. We report a unique case of a 49-year-old man with left sole pain and paresthesia who was diagnosed with posterior tibial neuropathy at the lower calf area, which was found to be caused by a ruptured Baker cyst. The ...

OBJECTIVES To make a retrospective analysis and evaluate a clinical response to the control of disc degeneration related pain of 396 patients submitted to percutaneous lumbar nucleoplasty; and to make a record of visual analogical scale (VAS) up to a three-year follow-up after the surgical procedure. METHODS Analysis of VAS score in 396 patients with lumbar disc degeneration related pain, acc...