Fifty-one patients with established pulmonary tuberculosis underwent clinical evaluation and endoscopic examination of the larynx to determine the manifestations of laryngeal involvement. There were 46 males and 5 females (mean age 38 years). Fever, cough and haemoptysis were the prime pulmonary complaints while hoarseness, weak voice and episodic dyspnoea were the main laryngeal symptoms. Site...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Existing literature on neurological complications related to anesthesia is reported from affluent countries but the trends may vary in less affluent countries. MATERIAL AND METHODS The objective was to find the associated factors contributing to neurological adverse events occurring within 48 h of anesthesia and surgery. The existing departmental morbidity and mortality da...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the long-term clinical efficacy and stability of thyroplasty type I for unilateral vocal cord palsy, and to identify the appropriate timing of posttreatment evaluations for determination of long-term voice outcome. Study DESIGN Single-institution retrospective study. SETTING Academic tertiary referral centers in Korea. PATIENTS Forty patients with unilateral voca...

PURPOSE To overcome the potential disadvantages of the use of foreign materials and autologous fat or collagen, we introduce here an autologous plasma gel for injection laryngoplasty. The purpose of this study was to present a new injection material, a plasma gel, and to discuss its clinical effectiveness. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 2 mL of blood, the platelet poor serum layer was collected a...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence and causes of functional paralysis in the United States. METHODS We used the 2013 US Paralysis Prevalence & Health Disparities Survey to estimate the prevalence of paralysis, its causes, associated sociodemographic characteristics, and health effects among this population. RESULTS Nearly 5.4 million persons live with paralysis. Most persons with paralys...

Vocal cord dysfunction involves inappropriate vocal cord motion that produces partial airway obstruction. Patients may present with respiratory distress that is often mistakenly diagnosed as asthma. Exercise, psychological conditions, airborne irritants, rhinosinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, or use of certain medications may trigger vocal cord dysfunction. The differential diagnosis ...

Collet-Sicard syndrome is a rare syndrome that involves paralysis of 9th to 12th cranial nerves. We report an uncommon case of schwannoma of the hypoglossal nerve in a 39-year-old woman presented with slurred speech, hoarse voice, and swallowing difficulty. Physical examination revealed decreased gag reflex on the right side, decreased laryngeal elevation, tongue deviation to the right side, an...

Stridor is a serious complication of congenital neuraxial anomalies, which though, can get completely resolved with early neurosurgical correction of the anomaly. However, stridor relief may or may not be achieved soon after surgery. Persistent postoperative stridor can potentially cause extubation failure that may be difficult to handle in small children. There are no extubation guidelines for...