Abstract: The lumbosacral cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume, as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging, is a major determinant of the intrathecal spread of local anesthetics. Ultrasound imaging of the lumbar spine allows measurement of dural sac dimensions, which we...
Myelitis
Explore the latest research on the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to treat Myelitis. Extivita maintains an extensive publication database for Myelitis and various other indications with therapies such as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Neurofeedback, Nutritional IV Therapy, Infrared Sauna, and Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy. Explore our database on Acne and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy aka, HBOT, below.
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Microsurgical reconstruction for radiation necrosis: an evolving disease.
Abstract: We performed a retrospective chart review of a tertiary care medical center. Our objective was to report our experience with microvascular reconstruction in the head and neck in patients who presented with radiation-induced tissue damage. We will discuss the...
Clinical observation: Beau’s lines on fingernails after deep saturation dives.
Abstract: Transverse furrows, or Beau's lines, were noted in the fingernails of all 6 divers following a deep saturation dive to apressure equal to 1100 feet (335 meters) ofsea water (3,370 kPa), and in 2 of6 divers following a similar dive to 1000 feet (305 meters)...
[Spinal anesthesia in a patient with hemiparesis after poliomyelitis].
Abstract: A seventy-year-old man who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P), had carried over the palsy after poliomyelitis inflicted at one year of age. Spinal anesthesia using with 7 mg of hyperbaric tetracaine with dextrose solution was performed...
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen on ischemia-reperfusion injury: an experimental study in a rat musculocutaneous flap.
Abstract: The effect of hyperbaric oxygen is known to increase survival of ischemic tissue but its mechanism is not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen on a rat musculocutaneous flap versus ischemia-reperfusion...
[Pneumatosis intestinalis in a patient of myasthenia gravis treated with high-dose corticosteroid].
Abstract: We report a patient who developed persistent and severe diarrhea in the course of high-dose corticosteroid therapy for myasthenia gravis (MG). The patient, a 37-year-old woman, developed diplopia, ptosis, and muscle weakness with fatigability. She was...
Prophylactic hyperbaric oxygen treatment and rat spinal cord re-irradiation.
Abstract: Normal tissue injury may lead to severe, life threatening, late side effects after therapeutic use of irradiation. Neurological complications caused by radiation of the spinal cord are ascribed to progressive, irreversible damage to the vasculature....
Indications for surgery in tracheobronchial ruptures.
Abstract: Ruptures of the tracheobronchial tree present a life-threatening situation. Nevertheless, therapy is still controversial. Though conservative treatment by antibiotics and intubation with the cuff inflated distal to the tear is favored by some authors,...
Do new strategies in meningococcemia produce better outcomes?
Abstract: Meningococcal septic shock (MSS) has high mortality and morbidity rates. In addition to the traditional prompt antibiotics and respiratory and circulatory support, new treatment strategies have been proposed. Immunotherapy, such as antiserum to Escherichia...