BACKGROUND Although percutaneous trigger digit release is common, controversy exists regarding its safety. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of the neurovascular displacement by local hydraulic dilatation (LHD) during percutaneous trigger digit release. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ten cadaver hands with 50 digits were dissected in this anatomical study. The distance ...

Objective: Stroke is a kind of disease with high morbidity, high mortality and high disability rate. Since currently available drugs treating cerebral ischemia have many limitations, it is necessary to find a new treatment approaches. The emergence of neurovascular unit provides a new perspective for basic research of stroke. Methods: Summarize the literature of research data relevant on the ne...

Thoracic outlet syndrome is the result of compression or irritation of neurovascular bundles as they pass from the lower cervical spine into the arm, via the axilla. If the pectoralis minor muscle is involved the patient may present with chest pain, along with pain and paraesthesia into the arm. These symptoms are also commonly seen in patients with chest pain of a cardiac origin. In this case,...

The anterior interosseous nerve can become entrapped within the antecubital fossa at its origin from the median nerve, which results in the so-called Kiloh-Nevin syndrome. In this report, the authors describe an atypical anterior interosseous nerve syndrome due to neurovascular relationships with the anterior interosseous artery. The patient complained of unbearable analgesic-resistant pain wit...

Transient osteoporosis is a relatively rare condition of unknown etiology that causes temporary bone loss. The syndrome is characterized by self-limited course and spontaneous resolution after 6 to 12 months. The pathogenesis of transient osteoporosis is not fully understood but several hypotheses that have been proposed include trauma, neurovascular dysfunction and transient hyperemia. Clinica...

This case report describes the rare anomaly of an absent right anterior scalene muscle presenting with the symptoms and signs of the thoracic outlet syndrome. The thoracic outlet syndrome in our patient can be attributed to the absence of the right anterior scalene muscle, which resulted in the brachial plexus being in proximity to the subclavian vein and artery in a narrowed and abnormal inter...

PURPOSE To investigate, using MR imaging, neurovascular compression at the ventrolateral medulla oblongata in patients with essential hypertension. METHODS Thirty-two patients with essential hypertension (57.6 +/- 7 years of age), 6 patients with secondary hypertension (56.7 +/- 10.3 years of age), and 18 control subjects (50.5 +/- 11 years of age) were evaluated. Transaxial three-dimensional...

Superior orbital fissure syndrome is a severe clinical entity characterized by injuries of neurovascular structures passing through the superior orbital fissure. A 38-year-old male patient admitted to outpatient clinic with left upper eyelid ptosis, ecchymosis, mydriasis, hypoesthesia in upper eyelid and frontal region, blepharoptosis, restriction of ocular movements in all directions, loss of ...

BACKGROUND Lipomas are benign soft tissue tumours, progressively expanding in volume. Beside frequent aesthetic consequences, lipomas can also exert pressure on surrounding tissues and structures. MATERIALS AND METHODS A case of a subpectoral infraclavicular lipoma compressing the axillo-subclavicular neurovascular bundle, produced unilateral brachialgia, thereby simulating a Thoracic Outlet ...

Introduction: The neural regulation of the microcirculation is done by the functional neurovascular unit that is composed of vascular, astroglial and neuronal cells. The neurovascular unit represents the interface between the Central Nervous System and the Vascular System. Objective: This paper reviews the literature on functional neuroimaging with a particular focus on the mechanisms of the ne...