Background Various neurological pathologies can interest the inferior urinary tract determining bladder dysfunctions of two types: a) dysfunctions of the phase of filling: detrusorial hyperactivity and urethral hypoactivity that cause urinary urge-incontinence,b) dysfunctions of the phase of emptying: detrusorial hypoactivity and urethral hyperactivity that cause urinary retention or difficulty...

background headache is one of the most prevalent investigated complaints in the neurology clinics and is the most common pain-related complaint worldwide. stress is a significant factor that causes and triggers headaches. since healthcare practitioners experience a lot of stress in their careers, they are more prone to headaches. objectives this study was designed to evaluate and compares the e...

overactive bladder (oab) is a disabling disorder. treatment of cases with oab includes behavioral, pharmacological, surgical interventions and peripheral electrical stimulation. the goal of this study was to determine effects of posterior tibial nerve stimulation on sexual function and pelvic disorders in women with overactive bladder (oab). fifty women were randomly assigned to ptns (posterior...

mechanoreceptors of foot sole likely contribute in the reflex regulations. stimulation of these receptors in the lateral aspect of the foot is corresponded to the lateral plantar division of the tibial nerve. therefore, it was hypothesized that repetitive low threshold afferents stimulation would have an inhibitory effect on the soleus h-reflexes. methods: sixteen normal subjects voluntarily pa...

Tarlov or perineural cysts are nerve root cysts found most commonly at the sacral spine level arising between covering layers of the perineurium and the endoneurium near the dorsal root ganglion and are usually asymptomatic. Symptomatic sacral perineural cysts are uncommon but sometimes require surgical treatment. A 69-year-old male presented with pain in the buttock. He was diagnosed as having...

In this report we shall review the finding that selective stimulation of tibial nerve large afferents and selective stimulation of lumbar sacral afferents to the spinal cord can elicit modification of motor output only by changing of the rate of the train of stimuli without changing the stimulus strength or site of stimulation. After a brief description of the applied methods in reported studie...

Methods We evaluated 27 consecutive patients (26 females and 1 male) who visited our Institute for spine diseases (scoliosis or hyperkyphosis). With the patient in a standing position, we performed a set of tests with a 3-dimensional rastereography (DIERS Formetric 4D) with different SL (5mm, 10mm and 15mm) placed alternatively under each foot. We assessed the variations of two important elemen...

it has been reported that cither lithium or verapamil can potentiate the neuromuscular blocking activity of certain neuromuscular blockers. in the present investigation, possible interaction of verapamil with lithium has been described. the dose ■ response effects of verapamil and lithium on diaphragmatic contractility were assessed in vitro. mechanical responses of the muscle to indirect (nerv...

Schwannoma, or neurilemmoma, is a benign neoplasm that arises from Schwann cells, which surround peripheral, cranial, and autonomic nerve sheaths. Schwannoma has been reported to occur mainly as singular lesion of the sacral sciatic in young adults. Plexiform schwannoma, subtype rare known account for 2% 5% total schwannomas. upper extremities relatively mostly ulnar nerve. We report, with lite...

The responses of the urethra to hypogastric nerve (HGN) and lumbosacral sympathetic chain (SC) stimulation were observed in 25 chloralose-anesthetized cats. Urethral perfusion pressure was monitored as an index of functional urethral responses. SC was stimulated at four points from L4 to S1. Urethral constrictive response induced by HGN stimulation (delta P:HGN) was significantly larger in male...