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Two Intravenous lines will be inserted one at a distal point on the arm to be blocked and other one in the other arm for fluids infusion. The block will be executed by injecting the target medicine in 10 ml increments in a blinded manner of total of 40 ml (study drugs diluted in normal saline 0.9%

Multiple studies have subsequently used higher dose of prednisolone in infantile spasms at the weight based dosing of 4-8 mg/kg/day with a maximum dose of 60mg/day. The results have shown high rates of clinical and elecroencephalographic remission with lower relapse rates.However, a major concern

Postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a neuropathic pain that can follow surgical treatment for breast cancer including radical mastectomy, modified radical mastectomy,and segmental mastectomy (lumpectomy) . The pain is distributed in the anterior chest, axilla, and medial and posterior parts of

Background After stroke, the combination of progressive skills practice in an adequate dose, exercise for fitness, and reduced sedentary time will augment motor and cognitive outcomes. Sensorimotor and cognitive improvements after stroke often reach a general plateau by approximately 12 weeks after

Tremor is defined as rhythmic and oscillating involuntary movements of a body part. Action tremor occurs when a body part is activated, and is clinically most frequently seen in Essential (idiopathic) Tremor (ET), with an overall prevalence of 0.9 %, and of 4.6 % in people over 65 years. But it can

Introduction Postoperative pain is often thought to be inadequately treated in half of all surgical procedures . Postoperative pain management in patients undergoing spine surgery is often difficult and challenging. The challenges of opioid tolerance and paucity of efficient opioid sparing agents

Translational study of the effects of Neural Mobilization in patients with lomboisquiatalgia The spinal nerve injury in humans often results in neuropathic pain characterized by spontaneous burning pain accompanied by allodynia and hyperalgesia [1]. These signs and symptoms occur in the continuous

Background and Significance Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) is a clinical-radiological syndrome. It was first described by Hinchey et al. in 1996. It is characterized by a variable combination of headaches, seizures, altered mental status, visual impairment, nausea, vomiting and

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Principal Investigator: Hajime Tokuno, MD Project Title: "Efficacy of botulinum toxin injection in reducing limb pain in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome" Purpose: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a condition affecting anywhere from 1 to 5 million Americans including

TITLE: The Effects of Oral Pregabalin versus Placebo on Postoperative Pain and Morphine Consumption after Mastectomy INVESTIGATOR: Babatunde O. Ogunnaike, MD. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas RATIONALE: In recent

Brain tumors, both primary and metastatic present a therapeutic challenge. Radiation therapy plays a major role in management of both entities. Nonetheless, local control remains sub-optimal in a large proportion of patients. Over the previous decade there has been a great deal of progress regarding

The study was approved by the ethic committee of Songklanagarind Hospital in Songkhla, Thailand, and was designed as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. All patients gave their informed consent after receiving written information of the study. Orthopedic patients were invited to

5 PATIENT SELECTION 5.1 Eligibility Criteria Patients must fulfill all the following criteria to be eligible for admission for the study: 1. Histologically proven central nervous system lymphoma of brain parenchyma with or without leptomeningeal involvement. 2. No evidence of systemic lymphoma. 3.

BACKGROUND Dopamine agonists such as ropinirole (Requip) and pramipexole (Mirapex) are effective treatments for Restless Legs Syndrome and Parkinson Disease. However, although the safety and efficacy may be established, it is common for clinicians to switch between therapies in order to seek optimal