Background: Segmental pigmentation disorder (SegPD) is a rare type of cutaneous dyspigmentation. This hereditary disorder, first described some 20 years ago, is characterized by hypo and hyperpigmented patches on the trunk, extremities and less likely on the face and neck. These lesions are considered as a type of checkerboard pattern. Case Presentation: Herein, we present a 26-year-old male...

Experimental rats with root avulsion of the brachial plexus upper trunk were treated with the improved C3-4 transfer for neurotization of C5-6. Results showed that Terzis grooming test scores were significantly increased at 6 months after treatment, the latency of C5-6 motor evoked potential was gradually shortened, and the amplitude was gradually increased. The rate of C3 instead of C5 and the...

The aim of the study was to determine the relation of motor abilities and belly dance performance in female high school students, 1st to 4th graders aged 15-18 years. A battery of 19 motor tests were used and nine belly dance elements evaluated in the study sample that included 148 students aged 15-16 (1st and 2nd graders) and 123 students aged 17-18 (3rd and 4th graders). Factor analysis of th...

Abstract Background Postural strategies of the trunk and lower limbs are linked to upper limb motor activities. The objective was analyze postural organization at as well inter-limb coordination during isometric maximal bilateral pushing limbs. Methods Fifteen individuals after stroke 17 healthy participants were assessed with an instrumented exerciser paired sitting surface while they executed...

Brachial plexus is a network of spinal nerves supplying the upper limb with the root value C5-T1. These roots join with each other to form three trunks viz; the upper, middle and lower by union of C5, C6; continuation of C7 and union of the C8 and T1 respectively. During the routine dissection of left upper limb of an adult male cadaver, a variant pattern of two trunked brachial plexus was enco...

A single 1.41-m-long trunk of Cycas micronesica K.D. Hill was found growing horizontally in natural habitat on the island of Guam. Transverse sections of the trunk showed enhancement of secondary vascular tissues on the lower side by the production of more arcs of accessory vascular cambia and more parenchyma as compared to the upper side. Xylem tracheids were similar in upper and lower sides. ...

METHODS: Retrospective chart review of single surgeon’s experience following repair of OBPI from June 1995 to June 2015. Twelve patients underwent nerve grafting +/neurotization of the upper trunk only while fourteen patients underwent repair of the upper trunk and neurotization of the suprascapular nerve. Shoulder abduction and ER were recorded preoperatively and postoperatively in degrees. Po...