INTRODUCTION This study was aimed to compare the axillary approach performed through multiple injection method and vertical infraclavicular approach performed through single injection method in terms of the sensory and motor block onset, quality, and extent of blocks of brachial plexus in uremic patients who underwent arteriovenous fistula surgery. METHODS Forty patients scheduled for creatio...

Our previous studies showed that activation of somatic afferents attenuated the baroreceptor reflex via NK 1 and GABA A receptors within the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). The periaqueductal grey matter (PAG) can also depress baroreceptor reflex function and project to the NTS. In the present study, we have tested the possibility that the dorsolateral (dl) PAG projects to the NTS neurons ...

Purpose The treatment of apical lung tumors with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is challenging due to the proximity of the brachial plexus and the concern for nerve damage. Methods and materials Between June 2009 and February 2017, a total of 75 consecutive patients underwent SBRT for T1-T3N0 non-small cell lung cancer involving the upper lobe of the lung. All patients were treate...

Anatomical variations in the formation, course and distribution of brachial plexus are well documented. The present report describes some rare variations with regard to relation of cords of brachial plexus, median and ulnar nerves with the third part of axillary artery and brachial artery in the left upper limb of an adult male cadaver. All three cords of brachial plexus were noted to be latera...

Objective To study the success rate and complication of brachial plexus block in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Thailand. Methods The anesthetic data of brachial plexus block performed for operations on the upper extremity in the Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, from January 2004 to December 2005, were reviewed and analyzed for success rate and comp...

Our previous studies (Boscan P, Kasparov S, and Paton JF. Eur J Neurosci 16: 907-920, 2002) showed that activation of somatic afferents attenuated the baroreceptor reflex via neurokinin type 1 (NK(1)) and GABA(A) receptors within the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). The periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) can also depress baroreceptor reflex function and project to the NTS. In the present stud...

A case report of a 35-year-old female with large low-grade chondrosarcoma the left humerus. Resection was performed under regional anaesthesia (interscalene brachial plexus block): this is useful technique where there are limited resources and during COVID-19 pandemic.

BACKGROUND Electroacupuncture (EA) is widely applied to treat neuropathic pain. Brachial plexus neuralgia (BPN) is a common form of chronic persistent pain. Few studies have evaluated the analgesic effects and mechanism of EA using the novel animal model of BPN. OBJECTIVE To observe the curative effects of repeated EA on curing BPN induced by administration of cobra venom to the lower trunk o...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The brachial plexus represents an important network of nerves, commonly approached in nerve blocks prior to surgical procedures. Therefore, the knowledge of its anatomy is indispensable so those procedures can be carried out accordingly. The objective of the present study was to analyze the morphology of brachial plexus cords with special emphasis to its topographic re...

BACKGROUND Regional anaesthetic techniques have been used in combination with systemic analgesics during small animal surgery to provide multimodal analgesia. Brachial plexus nerves block using local anaesthetics provides analgesia of the thoracic limb through desensitization of the nerves that provide sensory and motor innervation. This has been shown to reduce intra-operative anesthetic requi...