The differential diagnosis of headache is often difficult because the symptom of headache is overlapping. Superficial cervical plexus block is useful in diagnosis and treatment of headache. Headache arising from the neck and radiating to the frontotemporal regions and possibly to the supraorbital region has been defined as cervicogenic headache. A positive response to anesthetic blocks is one o...

Brachial plexus lesions most often occur in multiple trauma. We report a case of 37-year-old patient who presented an upper left limb total sensitivomotor deficit and amyotrophy after cervical Cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed. It noted pseudomeningoceles at the levels C6-C7, C7-D1, D1-D2 T1 hyposignal , T2 STIR hypersignal not enhanced by injection Gadolinium extending fo...

Three methods of blocking the brachial plexus with a supraclavicular approach are presented. The pros and cons of using this technique, as well as its usefulness, are discussed. The four most commonly used drugs for blocks also are examined. A 270% increase in blood flow to the arm is achieved by this block but, with the addition of epinephrine, it can be increased to 430%. The permeability of ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is one of the most commonly performed procedures in spine surgery proven effective in the treatment of various cervical pathologies [1-4]. Single level ACDF is generally a safe procedure with a very good outcome carrying minimal or no complications. However, although rarely encountered, complications can arise but are generally not a source of majo...

Controversy surrounds the aetiology of obstetric brachial plexus lesions. Most authors consider that it is caused by traction or compression of the brachial plexus during delivery. Some patients, however, present without a history of major traction during delivery, and some delivered by Caesarean section also suffer the injury. In our series of 42 infants, 28 had an Erb's palsy, and the remaini...

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are becoming more essential for the management of acute pain in the emergency department (ED). With increased block frequency comes unexpected complications that require prompt recognition and treatment. The superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) has been recently described as a method for ED management of clavicle fracture pain. Horner's syndrome (HS) is a rare...

The brachial plexus is situated in the posterior triangle of the cervical region and in the axilla. This plexus is a union of the lower four cervical (C5, C6, C7, and C8) ventral rami and the first thoracic (T1) ventral ramus. At the lateral border of the anterior scalene muscle, the five roots unite to form the upper, middle, and lower trunks, each of which splits into anterior and posterior d...

“Awake surgery” is considered as the gold standard for carotid endarterectomy. Hereby, we report efficacy and safety of “ultrasound-guided sheath block combined with superficial cervical plexus technique” Even successfully showed this technique in our study, further studies are necessary to evaluate effectiveness endarterectomy or without combinations determine optimum dose local anesthetic a s...

To the Editor My original paper on the " Cortical Margining Capabilities of Fins 1 " has been made based on the data studied while I was working at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation as a research fellow. However, this article was submitted to two international journals by me and the co-author at the same time independently. I hereby retract the paper. 1. Jin BH, Kwon HD, Cho YE. Cortical marginin...

A young male presented with clinical and radiological features of right apical lung mass and Horner's syndrome. Subsequently the patient was diagnosed as a case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) at the apex of right lung originating from an intercostal nerve and compressing ipsilateral cervical sympathetic plexus and lower cord of brachial plexus, in a case of neurofibromatosi...