spasm/dental caries

The etiology of hemifacial spasm had long been obscure until 1962 when Gardner proved that this hyperdysfunction of the facial nerve was caused by mechanical compression of the facial nerve by vascular structures in the posterior cranial fossa. In 1977, Jannetta proposed a specific location at the

Routine autopsy studies of hearts with coronary thrombosis, collected over a period of eleven years, showed unique morphologic features of rupture of soft atheromatous plaques. These features include: (1) irregular luminar outline: angulation, invagination, upheaval, and/or wrinkles, (2) wavy

During a 4-year period, 33 patients with angiographic coronary artery spasm in the absence of significant fixed occlusive disease were reviewed. Sixteen patients had typical variant angina and 17 had catheter-induced spasm. All patients had one or more episodes of rest angina. Left ventriculography

INTRODUCTION Raynaud phenomenon is a medical condition in which the spasm of the arteries causes episodes of reduced blood flow. Potential disorders in the microcirculation of the oral mucosa may promote the occurrence of lesions. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate the association of

Clinico-pathological studies of West syndrome are rather rare. A case of sequelae of acute encephalopathy which involved a nine-month-old boy with post-mortem data is reported. Birth and postnatal development had been normal until the onset of illness. Laboratory examinations ruled out bacterial or

We thoroughly examined a 26-year-old Japanese male who experienced perioperative ventricular tachycardia. After inhaling sevoflurane, his nasal cavity was soaked with 1:100,000 epinephrine and he was intubated through the nose. Junctional tachycardia occurred five minutes after intubation, changing

Background: Tong Jing Tiao Xing tuina (TJTX) is a Chinese massage method. Excising with scalp acupuncture (ESA) is a treatment combining scalp electroacupuncture with physical therapy (PT), and yinao fujian formula (YNFJ) is a Chinese oral herbal granule medicine.

BACKGROUND Free flaps are commonly used for reconstruction of extensive tumor resection defects in the oral cavity. The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) is the most frequent choice. However, a major problem of RFFF is a limitation in its size. The anterolateral thigh free flap (ALTFF) has become

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to define the morphological features of coronary artery spasm sites using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA). BACKGROUND Plaque characteristics at coronary artery spasm sites have not been investigated

OBJECTIVE The authors review their experience in the diagnosis and management of 32 patients with slitlike syrinx cavities. METHODS There were 18 men and 14 women with a mean age of 40 years. Presenting symptoms that prompted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging evaluation were mechanical spinal pain (13

Tetanus toxin, the product of Clostridium tetani, is the cause of tetanus symptoms. Tetanus toxin is taken up into terminals of lower motor neurons and transported axonally to the spinal cord and/or brainstem. Here the toxin moves trans-synaptically into inhibitory nerve terminals, where vesicular

Schizencephaly is a rare congenital cerebral malformation, which usually produces static neurological symptoms. Occasionally, mass effect on the schizencephalic cavity may cause progressive neurological deficit. Surgical intervention is, therefore, needed to relieve the increased intracranial

30 years ago Janetta proposed neurovascular compression as an etiology factor of trigeminal neuralgia. Neuroanatomical, neurophysiological studies and observations during neurosurgical operations seems to confirm Janetta's suggestions. The conception of neurovascular compression was accepted also as

OBJECTIVE To repropose the importance of videofluoroscopy in the study of esophageal motor disorders, comparing the radiologic and manometric results; the manometric results are considered the reference parameters. METHODS From 1996 to 1999, 76 patients (42 males and 34 females), were studied first

We carried out a perspective study in order to assess the ease of insertion, the type and the incidence of perioperative complications connected with the use of the Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA). We examined 300 consecutive patients, M/F 261/39, average age 4.2 yrs. (range 0.1-16), ASA I-II, who