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Trauma is a frequent cause for abducens (sixth) nerve paresis in a child, usually attributed to injury along the nerve's course. An unusual focal lesion of the sixth nerve nucleus is described.
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Traumatismo do Nervo Abducente , Traumatismos Craniocerebrais/complicações , Paresia/etiologia , Encéfalo/patologia , Criança , Doenças dos Nervos Cranianos/diagnóstico , Doenças dos Nervos Cranianos/etiologia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Paresia/diagnósticoRESUMO
The case of a type II, highly unstable, odontoid fracture in a 92 year old patient is reported. This fracture was treated by a new technique for anterior odontoid screw fixation with excellent results. The authors discuss this technique and treatment options for odontoid fracture in the elderly.
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Parafusos Ósseos , Fixação Interna de Fraturas , Processo Odontoide/lesões , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral/cirurgia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Humanos , Masculino , Processo Odontoide/diagnóstico por imagem , Processo Odontoide/cirurgia , Radiografia , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral/diagnóstico por imagemRESUMO
We attempted to evaluate the use of liquid crystal thermography (LCT) as a screening tool in the detection of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the lower extremities. Forty patients were examined with LCT and venography. A venogram was used as the standard by which the LCT results were compared. Liquid crystal thermography had a sensitivity of 70% and a specificity of 50%, and it was found not to have a greater accuracy than clinical examination.
