BACKGROUND There is ongoing debate over which surgical technique is the safest for brow elevation. OBJECTIVES The authors outline complication rates for a variety of open and endoscopic browlift techniques based on the results of a literature review. METHODS The following databases were searched to capture relevant studies: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, LILACS, Web of Science, Cochrane Libraries...

To the Editor:—I read, with interest, the case report describing a brachial plexopathy after an ultrasound-guided interscalene block in a patient with multiple sclerosis and the accompanying editorial and would like to make an observation not mentioned in either. Interscalene blocks have been performed using either mechanical paresthesia or electrical nerve stimulation, for decades, with succes...

BACKGROUND Variation in the intensity of neurostimulation with body position is a practical problem for many patients implanted with a spinal cord stimulation system because positional changes may result in overstimulation or understimulation. These posture-related changes in patients' perception of paresthesia can affect therapeutic outcomes of spinal cord stimulation therapy. An accelerometer...

BACKGROUND Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic and progressive pain condition usually involving the extremities and characterized by sensorimotor, vascular, and trophic changes. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective intervention for this condition, but is hampered by the technical challenges associated with precisely directing stimulation to distal extremities. Dorsal roo...

In spinal cord stimulation (SCS), concordance of stimulation-induced paresthesia over painful body regions is a necessary condition for therapeutic efficacy. Since patient pain patterns can be unique, a common stimulation configuration is the placement of two leads in parallel in the dorsal epidural space. This construct provides flexibility in steering stimulation current mediolaterally over t...

Vitamin B12 deficiency results in hematological, neurological, and rarely dermatological complications. Subacute combined degeneration of the cord is one of the neurological complications, and usually the presenting symptom is paresthesia. Herein, we report a case of a 46-year-old man with subacute combined degeneration presenting with knuckle hyperpigmentation.

We report a case of extensive abnormal craniocervical bone pneumatization accidentally found in a patient without any history of trauma or surgery. The patient had only mild unspecific thoracic pain and bilateral paresthesia that did not correlate with computed tomography findings.

A 19-year-old girl referred to our clinic complaining of a painless lump on the left side of her tongue.  The patient had no history of dysphagia, lingual paresthesia or bleeding. Physical examination revealed the presence of multiple enlarged lymph nodes on the left side of her neck.  Histopathology of lingual mass and lymph nodes showed pleomorphic adenoma.  To our knowledge, this is the firs...

Carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition in which median nerve compression results in paresthesias and pain in thewrist and hand. We are going to report a rare case of topiramate-induced neuropathy which clinically resembles CTS.Discontinuation of topiramate resulted in spontaneous resolution of numbness, paresthesia and pain in a few days. Highclinical suspicion is advised in patients who a...

Although more commonly seen in children, IgA vasculitis can occur adults and presentations are often severe1,2. A 67-year-old woman with a history of chronic sinusitis, asthma, allergic rhinitis presented 4 months painful, ulcerating skin lesions on her lower extremities, arthralgia, stocking glove paresthesia. She denied upper respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary symptoms, or preceding illn...