BACKGROUND The increase in corticospinal excitability in response to anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) may contribute to decrease neuromuscular fatigability. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the effects of a-tDCS on neuromuscular fatigability in relation with changes in corticospinal excitability. METHODS Eleven adults participated in two experimental sessions consist...

Resumen Las lesiones crónicas del complejo fibrocartílago triangular (CFCT) son una entidad que no ha sido descrita previamente como tal y existe consenso en su manejo. La temporalidad de la lesión potencial reparación aspectos fundamentales a hora indicar un tratamiento. Proponemos esquema enfrentamiento traumáticas CFCT describimos técnica novedosa reconstrucción con injerto brachioradialis a...

A young student presented with left forearm numbness and proximal arm palsy after awaking from benzodiazepine and alcohol consumption-induced deep sleep. The patient had fallen asleep while sitting with the neck leaning on a laptop screen and head tilted left (figure 1). Prior medical history was negative for diabetes mellitus, trauma, neuropathy, chronic alcohol consumption, renal failure or a...

A 29 year old woman during a non-professional, recreational, wrestling episode sustained a fall on her neck. She immediately experienced severe neck pain and felt weakness in her upper limbs. Her neurological examination in the emergency department, showed grade 3/5 motor strength in deltoid, biceps, brachioradialis, wrist and finger extensors bilaterally. The sensations were bilaterally decrea...