Intraplexal nerve transfer is defined as nerve transfer of a nerve within the brachial plexus with intact spinal cord connections to a more important injured nerve. For elbow flexion, the most popular one for the upper arm brachial plexus injury is the “Oberlin” nerve transfer. Transferring a part of the ulnar nerve to the branch to the biceps (Oberlin 1) and possibly transferring a part of the...

The response of neural elements to a dentin injury was morphologically investigated in rat molars by use of immunostaining for neurofilament protein (NFP). An artificially formed cavity in dentin by drilling rapidly caused the displacement of some odontoblasts into the exposed dentinal tubules, while others were detached from the predentin. The subodontoblastic nerve plexus consisting of NFP-im...

Neural connectivity between the spinal cord and paired appendages is key to the superior locomotion of tetrapods and aquatic vertebrates. In contrast to nerves that innervate axial muscles, those innervating appendages converge at a specialized structure, the plexus, where they topographically reorganize before navigating towards their muscle targets. Despite its importance for providing append...

introduction the brachial plexus, a complex network of nerves, innervates to the upper limbs. variation in the course of the nerves in the upper limb is common. case presentation this paper describes two cases of upper limb variations in a cadaver dissected at lorestan university of medical sciences. in the first variation, the median nerve in the arm has a different route, so that the median m...

PURPOSE To investigate morphologic alterations in the limbal palisades of Vogt in a progressive form of limbal stem cell deficiency. METHODS Twenty Norwegian subjects (40 eyes) with congenital aniridia and 9 healthy family members (18 eyes) without aniridia were examined. Clinical grade of aniridia-related keratopathy (ARK) was assessed by slit-lamp biomicroscopy, and tear production and qual...

We describe a case of idiopathic postoperative brachial plexus neuropathy. A 68-yr-old man underwent elective total knee replacement under spinal anaesthesia. Two days after surgery, there was sensory loss and weakness in the right forearm and hand, which suggested an ulnar nerve neuropathy. Two weeks later the patient complained of a dull ache between the scapulae, followed by a burning sensat...

PURPOSE We describe a novel fully automatic method capable of tracing the subbasal plexus nerves from human corneal confocal images. METHODS Following an increasing interest in the automatic analysis of corneal nerves, a few approaches have been proposed. These, however, cannot cope with large images, such as mosaics, in due time. The rationale of the proposed method is to minimize required c...

AIm: Treatment options for traumatic brachial plexus injuries include nerve grafting, or neurotization. The type of lesion and the reconstructive procedures affect functional results and postoperative pain relief. mAterIAl and methOds: A total number of twenty five patients suffering from post-traumatic brachial plexus injury were included in the study. The patients underwent exploration and pr...

Neuropathies involving the brachial plexus, phrenic, recurrent laryngeal, and saphenous nerves, as well as the sympathetic chain are complications of cardiac surgery. The reported frequency of nerve injuries varies from 1.5% to 24% for the brachial plexus and 10% to 60",,6 for the phrenic nerve (1-5). Neuropathies of the recurrent laryngeal, lower limb (saphenous) nerves, and the sympathetic ch...