A middle aged lady presented with fever, generalized tiredness and dysphagia. Neurological evaluation revealed weakness of pharyngeal muscles, uvula,palate with absent gag reflex and a weak sternocleidomastoid muscle. Involvement of 9,10,11,12 cranial nerves in the absence of Horner’s syndrome confirmed the diagnosis of Collet-Sicardsyndome. MR imaging studies revealed a Sigmoid Sinus Thrombosi...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the best angle for tilting the head to the left to locate a puncture point during right internal jugular puncture for patients with a laryngeal mask and to provide a theoretical basis for improving the success rate in clinical practice and reduce complications associated with internal jugular puncture. Methods: Vascular overlapping rates at th...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate breathing pattern, thoracoabdominal motion and muscular activity during three breathing exercises: diaphragmatic breathing (DB), flow-oriented (Triflo II) incentive spirometry and volume-oriented (Voldyne) incentive spirometry. Seventeen healthy subjects (12 females, 5 males) aged 23 +/- 5 years (mean +/- SD) were studied. Calibrated respirator...

 ABSTRACT Bachground: The main objective of this study was to define the clinical changes of facial deformity in patients older than 5 years with congenital torticollis treated by proximal and distal sternocleidomastoid tenotomy. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated fifteen patients who had had an open tenotomy of the sternal and clavicular and mastoid origins of the sternocleidomastoid muscle...

BACKGROUND The physiology of swallowing is characterized by a complex and coordinated activation of many stomatognathic, pharyngeal, and laryngeal muscles. Kinetics and electromyographic studies have widely investigated the pharyngeal and laryngeal pattern of deglutition in order to point out the differences between normal and dysphagic people. In the dental field, muscular activation during sw...