Phrenic nerve
Conscious sedation with dexmedetomidine for implantation of a phrenic nerve stimulator in a pediatric case of late-onset congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
... A 5-year-old, 17-kg girl, who had been diagnosed else- where as LO-CCHS and who had required nocturnal PPV through a tracheostomy since the age of 4 years, was re- ferred to our hospital for implantation of a ...
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Electrophysiological evaluation of phrenic nerve injury during cardiac surgery – a prospective, controlled, clinical study
... right phrenic nerve amplitudes and latency times were within normal limits and there were no statistically significant differences between the ...left phrenic nerve conduction was absent in ...
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Bipolar Leads for Prevention of Phrenic Nerve Stimulation: Results from the ORPHEE Observational Study
... Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established therapy for heart failure (HF) patients presenting with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, a low ejection fraction and a wide QRS, despite optimal drug ...
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Diaphragm function and weaning from mechanical ventilation: an ultrasound and phrenic nerve stimulation clinical study
... over phrenic nerve stimulation, which requires costly equipment and exten- sive technical ...the phrenic nerves stimulation technique, it will make diaphragm evaluation much easier at the ...
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Impediment in upper airway stabilizing forces assessed by phrenic nerve stimulation in sleep apnea patients
... The maintenance of UA patency depends on the balance between stabilizing and collapsing forces. The contraction of UA dilators generates the only stabilizing force that opposes a series of collapsing forces, including ...
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Diaphragmatic Plication for Patients with Acute Phase Phrenic Nerve Paralysis Following Lung Transplantation: A Case Report
... Phrenic nerve injury can occur as a complication of lung ...right phrenic nerve was ...thereafter. Phrenic nerve dysfunction is an important clinical problem following lung ...
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UNILATERAL PARALYSIS OF THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE NEWBORN INFANT DUE TO PHRENIC NERVE INJURY, WITH AND WITHOUT ASSOCIATED BRACHIAL PALSY
... Kofferath2 noted the importance of fluoroscopy in making the diagnosis of diaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic nerve injury in the newborn infant by demonstrating the elevated diaphrag[r] ...
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Image guided left ventricular lead implantation for cardiac resynchronization therapy : assessment of the left phrenic nerve and coronary sinus
... Objective. Visualization and implementation of the left phrenic nerve (LPN) and the coronary sinus ostium in CARTBox3 to support left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy. ...
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Original Article Phrenic nerve reconstruction by intercostal nerve neurotization on pigs
... the nerve by end-to-end coaptation either supported by wrapping the site with pericardial fat or leav- ing ...of phrenic nerve repairs using nerve tubes in dogs, demonstrating that the ...
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Schwann units in the human foetal phrenic nerve
... In this period of development the number of my- elinated fibres in the phrenic nerve increased. The largest Schwann units had 65 axons (Fig. 10). The nerve fibres were in various phases of ...
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Maintained inspiratory activity during proportional assist ventilation in surfactant-depleted cats early after surfactant instillation: phrenic nerve and pulmonary stretch receptor activity
... One example illustrating the timing of PSR f imp during PAV after lung lavage and after surfactant instillation in comparison to changes in esophageal pressure, tidal vol- ume and PNA, is presented in Figure 4. During ...
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An implantable electrical stimulator for phrenic nerve stimulation
... Phrenic nerve stimulation is a technique whereby a nerve stimulator provides electrical stimulation of the phrenic nerve to cause diaphragmatic contraction in patients with respiratory ...
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Phrenic nerve afferents elicited cord dorsum potential in the cat cervical spinal cord
... In summary, the present study recorded a spinal CDP elic- ited by the activation of phrenic nerve afferents. The PnA project to dorsal horn neurons in the cervical spinal cord from C4 to C7 indicating these ...
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Reflex effects of aerosolized histamine on phrenic nerve activity
... on phrenic nerve ...recorded phrenic nerve activity at a constant inspiratory flow-rate, using a cycle-triggered ...ventilator. Phrenic nerve activity was measured before and ...
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The Mid-Term Changes of Pulmonary Function Tests After Phrenic Nerve Transfer
... neurolysis, nerve grafting, or nerve transfer (neu- rotization), patients can achieve rational ...mobility. Nerve transfer is a treatment option when root injuries involve the avulsion of the spinal ...
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Isolated Phrenic Nerve Palsy in the Newborn
... Chest x-ray at 60 minutes of age showing elevation of the right llellli(liaphragm and mediastinal shift to the left. 450 PFIRENIC NERVE PALSY[r] ...
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Treatment of peroneal nerve injuries with simultaneous tendon transfer and nerve exploration
... One disadvantage of delayed tendon transfer is that many of these patients develop rigid equinus contrac- tures that require intervention. Although an Achilles lengthening will restore the functional motion, it cannot ...
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Chronic Electrical Nerve Stimulation as a Therapeutic Intervention for Peripheral Nerve Repair
... The nerve contains motor and sensory fibers, which have different stimulation thresholds: motor axons are activated with lower stimulation amplitude than unmyelinated sensory ...
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Revisiting the relationship between the submandibular duct, lingual nerve and hypoglossal nerve
... lingual nerve to the base of the mandible; asterisk — the angle of the mandible; dashed line — the vertical line drawn from the point where submandibular duct crossed lingual nerve to the base of the ...
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Role of nerve ultrasound versus electrophysiological studies in the evaluation of nerve injuries
... In our study, muscle power was ≥ 2 in muscles sup- plied by the affected nerves in 26.3–72.7% of nerves with decreased or absent CMAP, respectively. Şahin and col- leagues [7] examined 50 nerves with traumatic ...
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