Palmar ganglion is rare. Deep palmar ganglion usually arises from the wrist joint and may cause compression neuropathy. Superficial palmar ganglion may arise from the flexor tendons of the wrist. The chance of compression neuropathy is expected to be less than deep palmar ganglion. However, there is a higher chance of perforation through the skin and the ganglion may affect hand grip. Open rese...

Dear Editor, Postoperative femoral neuropathy is an uncommon complication associated with pelvic/abdominal surgery. The main mechanism underlying this neuropathy is stretching and/or prolonged compression of the nerve.1,2 The nerve compression can be caused by the self-retaining retractors that are sometimes used during surgery directly constricting the nerve against the pelvic sidewall and ind...

Introduction Many medical indications for orbital decompression exist in patients with Graves‘ orbitopathy (GO) of which the dysthyroid optic neuropathie (DON) is rather severe and has to be urgently treated. The neuropathy nerve commonly caused by swelling extraocular muscle tissue resulting a compression area apex orbitae or stretching proptosis. Most common symptoms include decreased color s...

Ulnar nerve neuropathy at the elbow represents the second most frequent compression neuropathy of the upper extremity. Of the five different anatomical areas responsible for ulnar nerve compression at the elbow region, the epitrochlear-olecranon channel and Osborne’s arcade are the most common. An additional cause of nerve damage is a dynamic process in which the ulnar nerve dislocates anterior...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of different doses of topical dexamethasone (Dex) on sciatic nerves with simulated compressive neuropathy. METHODS Thirty-two Wistar rats were divided into four groups of 8: Sham group: no compression of the sciatic nerve + no treatment; Saline: chronic compression of the left sciatic nerve for 4 weeks + saline; 0.8% Dex: chronic compression + 0.8 mg of De...

E ntrapment neuropathy of the common peroneal nerve is caused mostly by compression at the fibula head region. In cases of severe axon loss, demonstration of conduction block or reduction of conduction velocity would be difficult. Apart from demyelination, mechanical factors and ischemic mechanisms may play a role. Differing degrees of damage to individual nerve fascicles may occur within the c...