This review describes the effect of unilateral peripheral vestibular deficit (UPVD) on balance control for stance and gait tests. Because a UPVD is normally defined based on vestibular ocular reflex (VOR) tests, we compared recovery observed in balance control with patterns of recovery in VOR function. Two general types of UPVD are considered; acute vestibular neuritis (AVN) and vestibular neur...

The present study was performed to observe the time course of behavioral signs of painful sensations in sciatic neurectomy animal model and to test the effects of sympathectomy and saphenous nerve section on these behavioral signs. Sciatic nerve was ligated and cut at the mid-thigh level under gaseous anesthesia. The application of von Frey filaments to the medial plantar surface of foot reveal...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to analyze whether tympanic plexus neurectomy is a successful surgical option in patients with intractable otalgia. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective single institution study from the experience of two surgeons was conducted. METHODS Records of adult patients with intractable unilateral otalgia of likely glossopharyngeal origin were reviewed, with institution...

BACKGROUND Some patients with chronic abdominal pain suffer from an anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES). This somewhat illusive syndrome is thought to be caused by the entrapment of end branches of the intercostal nerves residing in the abdominal wall. If ACNES is suspected, a local injection of an anesthetic agent may offer relief. If pain is recurrent following multiple-injec...

BACKGROUND For unilateral facial palsies, reanimation techniques such as cross-facial nerve grafting with free muscle transfer have been very successful at improving symmetrical lip elevation when smiling. However, these procedures do not address the residual asymmetry with respect to lip depression resulting from an uncorrected marginal mandibular nerve palsy. Techniques that do address this r...

Objective To determine, from the best available evidence, the effectiveness of surgical pelvic neuroablative techniques as treatment for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea. Design Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Subjects Women with primary or secondary dysmenorrhoea. Interventions Surgical neuroablative techniques including uterine nerve ablation and presacral neurect...

BACKGROUND The recommended surgical treatment for chronic neuropathic pain after herniorrhaphy has been a 2-stage operation including: (1) ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric neurectomies through an inguinal approach and (2) genital nerve neurectomy through a flank approach. HYPOTHESIS A 1-stage surgical procedure resecting all 3 nerves from an anterior approach avoids a second operation through...