BACKGROUND Postparalysis facial synkinesis (PPFS) can occur after any cause of facial palsy. Current treatments are still inadequate. Surgical intervention, instead of Botox and rehabilitation only, for different degrees of PPFS was proposed. METHODS Seventy patients (43 females and 27 males) with PPFS were enrolled since 1986. They were divided into 4 patterns based on quality of smile and s...

Complete experimental brachial plexus neurectomy was performed in twenty four, 2-3 days old newly born rabbits. Clinical, radiological, macroscopic, electron-microscopic histopathological changes in the muscle and periosteum as well as changes in length and thickness of the long bones were recorded 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. The data indicated slight reduction in length of the denervat...

Premature ejaculation (PE) is considered the most common male sexual disorder, affecting up to 75% of men at some point in their lives. While medical management is the mainstay of therapy, surgical options such as dorsal nerve neurectomy (DNN), hyaluronic acid (HA) gel glans penis augmentation, and circumcision have been studied as alternative forms of treatment. Preliminary studies have sugges...

Isolated loss of power of the adductor muscles of the thigh can occur as a result of poliomyelitis, but it is much more likely to develop as a complication of an over-enthusiastic adductor tenotomy in the spastic. In an attempt to correct the adduction of the thighs with its attendant severe scissor gait, obturator neurectomy is not infrequently supplemented by adductor tenotomy in the groin. T...

Occipital neuralgia is a form of headache that involves the posterior occiput in the greater or lesser occipital nerve distribution. Pain can be severe and persistent with conservative treatment. We present a case of intractable occipital neuralgia that conventional therapeutic modalities failed to ameliorate. We speculate that, in this case, the cause of headache could be the greater occipital...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Shoulder abnormalities are the major cause of morbidity in upper brachial plexus birth palsy (BPBP). We developed a rat model of upper trunk BPBP and compared our findings to previously reported animal models and to clinical findings in humans. METHODS Forty-three 5-day-old newborn rats underwent selective upper trunk neurectomy of the right brachial plexus and were s...

How pathophysiology of one pelvic organ influences the physiology of another is poorly understood. Here we compared the influence of bladder inflammation and hypogastric neurectomy (HYPX) on uterine contractions and bladder reflexes in urethane-anesthetized rats. Uterine contractions were measured via a latex balloon in one uterine horn. Bladder reflexes were assessed by micturition thresholds ...

Experience-dependent plasticity in the adult brain has clinical potential for functional rehabilitation following central and peripheral nerve injuries. Here, plasticity induced by unilateral infraorbital (IO) nerve resection in 4-week-old rats was mapped using MRI and synaptic mechanisms were elucidated by slice electrophysiology. Functional MRI demonstrates a cortical potentiation compared to...

We previously reported that a ganglioside mixture from bovine brain could prevent neuronal death and promote regeneration in rats with hypoglossal nerve resection. In the present study, we have compared the neurotrophic effects of various glycosphingolipids including lactosyl-ceramide. The findings revealed that GT1b had the activity of neuronal death prevention equivalent to a ganglioside mixt...

Chronic pelvic pain is a complicated syndrome comprised of different types of pain, including dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia, and intermenstrual pain, which can make interpretation difficult. Therefore, investigation of this complex syndrome requires very careful consideration. Accumulating data from several randomized studies, we have now come to realize that LUNA can be an option in a few cir...