Because the parturient should be always considered as a patient with a full stomach and a possible difficult airway, succinylcholine is considered the muscle relaxant of choice for rapid sequence induction of general anesthesia. During pregnancy, the level of plasma cholinesterase which hydrolyses succinylcholine is moderately decreased, and hence hydrolysis of succinylcholine remains within th...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Pure dysarthria, isolated supranuclear facial paresis, and their combination without somatic motor dysfunction are rarely encountered clinical syndromes and have not yet been clearly characterized. METHODS Thirteen patients (9 men, 4 women; aged 33 to 72 [mean, 56] years) with unilateral strokes who developed dysarthria with or without facial paresis but without somatic...

objective: this prospective study examined the frequency of post-dural puncture headache (pdph) in 361 parturient women undergoing spinal anesthesia for cesarean section in a teaching hospital of tehran university of medical sciences. materials and methods: spinal anesthesia was performed using 25 gauge quincke needles in all women. patients were followed up to determine incidence of pdph and t...

Of 156 stroke patients prospectively and consecutively evaluated, one-third had a homonymous hemianopia. Of those 52 patients, 46% had a horizontal conjugate gaze paresis at the time of presentation. This gaze paresis was most commonly seen with large hemispheric stroke. The overall prognosis in patients with a gaze paresis was poor. The 30-day case fatality rate was 49% which was significantly...

INTRODUCTION The process of pregnancy and labor has a dramatic impact on society's health. Considering the importance of obstetrical cares and the role and presence of midwife at parturient bedside, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of care and conti-nuous presence of midwifery on labor duration. METHODS This was a semi-experimental study. The study population included parturient women ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Vocal fold motion asymmetry (VFMA) is often attributed to vocal fold paresis or an anatomical variant. Although laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) may be used to evaluate patients with vocal fold paresis, electrodiagnostic findings in VFMA have not been well defined. STUDY DESIGN Review of a case series METHODS Twenty-five symptomatic patients with VFMA were examined by...