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Abstract Neurovascular conflicts are common in the posterior fossa and basal cisterns due to coexistence of important neural vascular structures. conflict arising from compression cranial nerves by pulsatile flow adjacent atherosclerotic arteries is well known associated with conditions like trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, glossopharyngeal neuralgia. The medulla be affected dilated tort...

In a companion paper (Ann Surg 1985; 201(3):391-398), clinical data which suggest that neurogenic hypertension may be caused by arterial compression of the left medulla oblongata was presented. A chronic pathophysiologic animal model of neurogenic hypertension using a substitute for arterial pulsation, the neurovascular compression simulator (NCS), was developed. This paper presents data that d...

BACKGROUND Neurovascular-compression syndrome (NCS) is described as a prominent pathological contact between cranial nerves and vessels. Trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia are typical clinical entities associated with NCS. On the other hand, the hyoglossal nerve is rarely affected by NCS. CASE DESCRIPTION We present a case of hypoglossal nerve palsy (HNP) s...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the clinical results of treatment for unstable posterior pelvic fractures using a pedicle screw-rod fixator compared to use of a locking compression plate. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study was performed between June 2010 and May 2014 and the data were collected from 46 patients with unstable posterior pelvic ring fractures. All patients w...