MRI was performed on the spinal roots, brachial and lumbar plexuses of 14 patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Hypertrophy of cervical roots and brachial plexus was demonstrated in eight cases, six of whom also had hypertrophy of the lumbar plexus. Of 11 patients who received gadolinium, five of six cases with hypertrophy and one of five without hypertrophy de...

Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a novel fascial that was first described in 2016. It considered an alternative for brachial plexus blocks shoulder surgeries as the erector muscle extends to cervical level. Herein, we present successful multilevel ESPB plus interscalene using liposomal bupivacaine 45-year-old female patient with metastatic sarcoma who presented scapula and proximal humerus ...

A 40-year-old woman presented with symptoms compatible with Raeder syndrome. MR demonstrated narrowing of the left cavernous carotid artery. The high cervical portion of the left internal carotid artery was not identified. Angiography confirmed the narrowing of the cavernous carotid artery and showed marked and irregular stenosis of the distal cervical internal carotid artery. Involvement of th...

Psychovegetal disturbances resulted in the aggravation of blood supply highest vegetal centers due to involvement pathologic process a. vertebralis and its sympathic plexus significantly affected manifestation cervical pain syndromes. Complex examination 124 patients with syndrome was performed study influence manual therapy. Clinical, neuro- orthopaedic, radiologic, miotonometric rheographic m...

We present a case of a 36-year-old pregnant woman with varicose veins of the uterine cervix diagnosed during the second trimester. The cervical tissue was completely replaced with dilated venous plexus. Therapeutic decisions were further complicated by the presence of blood clots within the dilated vessels. Pregnancy proceeded uneventfully, no bleeding occurred and the patient underwent a plann...

We report a rare case of an iatrogenic vertebrovenous fistula presenting with a brachial plexus neuropathy and a cervical bruit. This arteriovenous fistula (AVF) was successfully occluded by implanting a stent graft into the right vertebral artery. After the stenting, the cervical bruit ceased and the radiculopathy slowly improved. This case highlights the usefulness of such new devices as cove...

Introduction: The purpose of this literature review is to expand our existing knowledge to further understand the innervation of the trapezius muscle, so that new light can be shed which might aid in better outcomes in shoulder function after neck dissections. Methods: A pub med review of the literature revealed 539 articles of which 15 were chosen Results: Anatomic dissections using cadavers a...

Introduction: Recent applications in ultrasound imaging include ultrasound assessment and ultrasound guided therapeutic injections of the spine and brachial plexus. Discussion: Ultrasound is an ideal modality for these regions as it allows accurate safe and quick injection of single or multiple sites. It has the added advantages of lack of ionising radiation, and can be done without requiring l...

In this report, we present the case of a patient with cervical adenocarcinoma progressive right lower-extremity pain and weakness. Electromyography lower extremities subsequent ultrasonographic imaging complementarily demonstrated findings considered suspicious for perineural spread malignancy to lumbosacral plexus sciatic nerve. This possibility was confirmed by magnetic resonance (MRI) fluoro...