scholarly journals Cysticercosis of head and neck region

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 1912
Author(s):  
Nitish Baisakhiya ◽  
Sujata Maini ◽  
Kartikey Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Masseter Muscle ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Head Neck

<p class="abstract">Cysticercosis is a major public health problem especially in developing countries like ours. Disease can be prevented by increasing the public awareness about personal hygiene and sanitation. The disease commonly affects the central nervous system and the condition is referred to as neurocysticercosis. Neurocysticercosis is probably is the commonest parasitic infestation of the central nervous system (CNS). Although the extracranial involvement is exceedingly rare. The head and neck regions commonly affected are tongue, sternocleidomastoid muscle, masseter muscle and strap muscles of the neck. Isolated cases of cysticercosis have been reported in the literature in head and neck region. We are reporting the case series of seven cases of extracranial cysticercosis presenting in different parts of head neck region. Two cases presented with a tongue nodule, two cases in the region of masseter muscle, one case in the pre-maxillary region and one in the sternocleidomastiod muscle in the neck. All cases were dealt with a clinical suspicion of cysticercosis as the condition is endemic in our region. The empirical treatment was started in all the cases after demonstration of cyst on ultrasonography. The cases responded to the oral albendazole combined with corticosteroid therapy. As the disease is a common entity in our country all cases presenting with firm, long standing, single swelling in the head neck region should be dealt with suspicion of cysticercosis. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent the hazardous intracranial complications and mortality.</p>

On the Magnus-Kleyn reflexes in organic lesions of the central nervous system

1927 ◽  
Vol 23 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 676-685
Author(s):  
L. I. Omorokov
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Proprioceptive Stimulation ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Head Neck ◽  
Organic Lesions

The works of R. Magnus and his students in Utrecht discovered and developed the doctrine of special reflexes accompanied by a change in tone depending on the position of the head, neck, torso and members in space. These reflexes, which are called tonic, labyrinth and cervical reflexes, are caused by proprioceptive stimulation coming either from the muscles of the neck (Brondgeest and Shrington) or from the labyrinth (Ewald).

scholarly journals Solitary neurofibroma of maxilla: a rare clinical entity

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. e232925
Author(s):  
Meetkamal Grewal ◽  
Nitin Saini ◽  
Swati Gautam ◽  
Preeti Garg
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Peripheral Nervous System ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Rare Clinical Entity ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Solitary Neurofibroma

Neurofibroma (NF) is a benign tumour of the peripheral nervous system which is rare in head and neck region. Head and neck NF are mostly located in the soft tissue and rarely seen intraosseously. These may present either as solitary lesions or as part of the generalised syndrome of neurofibromatosis or von Recklinghausen's disease of the skin. The intraosseous ones are most commonly seen as solitary lesions, rather than part of neurofibromatosis. The following report describes a unique case of a solitary neurofibroma of the maxilla without generalised syndrome of neurofibromatosis in a male patient.

scholarly journals A study of the use of the supraclavicular artery flap for resurfacing of head, neck, and upper torso defects

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (01) ◽  
pp. 004-012
Author(s):  
Parag Telang ◽  
Mukund Jagannathan ◽  
Maksud Devale
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Free Flaps ◽  
Acceptable Result ◽  
Operative Morbidity ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Texture Match ◽  
Burn Contractures ◽  
Head Neck ◽  
Tissue Defects

ABSTRACTThe head and neck region is an aesthetically demanding area to resurface because of its high visibility. Tissue defects in this area often require distant flaps or free flaps to achieve an aesthetically acceptable result. The use of the Supraclavicular artery flap represents an extremely versatile and useful option for the resurfacing of head, neck and upper torso defects. Furthermore, islanding the flap gives it a wide arc of rotation and the color and texture match is superior to that of free flaps harvested from distant sites. In our study, we used the flap (both unexpanded and expanded) predominantly for resurfacing neck defects resulting from the release of post-burn contractures. However, its applicability in other indications would also be similar. Except one, all our flaps survived almost completely and the post-operative morbidity was very low. We conclude that the supraclavicular artery flap not only provides a reasonably good color and texture match but also maintains the multi-directional activity in the neck region.

Polichemotherapy of Advanced Head and Neck Malignancies

1976 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 599-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Fazio ◽  
Pietro Cavallero ◽  
Ezio Minetto ◽  
Pier Giorgio Rattalino ◽  
Silvio Sartoris
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Advanced Head ◽  
Head And Neck Malignancies ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Previously Treated ◽  
Total Remission

The favorable results obtained by other authors with polichemotherapy encouraged us to employ therapeutic scheme using a combination of 4 drugs. Treatment envolved the administration of 300 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide, 350 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil, 10 mg/m2 methotrexate i.v. on alternate days 6–8 times, and 15 mg bleomycin on alternate days until a total dose of 150–200 mg is reached. Thirty-five out of 37 patients treated with this protocol (30 previously treated and 5 not) qualified for analysis; the site of the neoplasm, mostly squamous cell carcinoma, was different; for the most part it was in the larynx (18/35) and the oral cavity (10/35). Complete remission was achieved in 9/35 patients (25.7%), varying from 5 to 33 months (median 22); partial remission was achieved in 15/35 cases (42.8%), varying from 1 to 14 months (median 3); and there was no success in 11/35 cases (31.5%). Overall, a total remission > 50 % was observed in 24/35 patients (68.5 %). The most serious side effects both ascribed to BLM were observed in the central nervous system (increasing drowsiness and coma) and the lung. This study has shown that in the ultra head and neck malignancies medical treatment can achieve satisfactory results.

scholarly journals Progress in Research on SARS-CoV-2 Infection Causing Neurological Diseases and Its Infection Mechanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lintao Wang ◽  
Zhiguang Ren ◽  
Li Ma ◽  
Yanjie Han ◽  
Wenqiang Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Neurological Diseases ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Great Harm

COVID-19 has spread rapidly worldwide since its outbreak and has now become a major public health problem. More and more evidence indicates that SARS-CoV-2 may not only affect the respiratory system but also cause great harm to the central nervous system. Therefore, it is extremely important to explore in-depth the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the nervous system. In this paper, the possible mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 invading the central nervous system during COVID-19, and the neurological complications caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection were reviewed.

Extracranial Metastases of Oligodendroglioma

Neurosurgery ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson G. Ordóñez ◽  
Alberto G. Ayala ◽  
Milam E. Leavens
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Masseter Muscle ◽  
Lumbar Vertebrae ◽  
Cervical Lymph Nodes ◽  
Extraneural Metastases ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Right ◽  
Extracranial Metastases

Abstract The case of a 33-year-old woman with oligodendroglioma with extraneural metastases involving the masseter muscle, the cervical lymph nodes, the lumbar vertebrae, and the right iliac bone is described. Oligodendroglioma with metastases outside the central nervous system is extremely rare, and only a very few cases have been reported.

Radiation-associated Tumors in the Central Nervous System and the Head and Neck: What Radiologists Should Know

Neurographics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sakata ◽  
M. Kanagaki ◽  
T. Okada ◽  
A. Yamamoto ◽  
Y. Fushimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Associated Tumors

scholarly journals Synovial Cell Sarcoma of the Hypopharynx

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raza Hussain ◽  
Asif Loya ◽  
Arif Jamshed ◽  
Adeel Haider Tirmazi
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Synovial Cell ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Cell Sarcoma ◽  
Synovial Cell Sarcoma ◽  
Synovial Sarcomas ◽  
Head Neck

ABSTRACT Synovial sarcomas of head and neck are very rare and account for only 3% of all sarcomas. Approximately 5% of synovial sarcomas arise in the head and neck region and hypopharynx and larynx are the most and least often affected anatomic sites respectively. We describe a rare case of primary hypopharyngeal synovial sarcoma in a young adult. How to cite this article Jamshed A, Loya A, Tirmazi AH, Hussain R. Synovial Cell Sarcoma of the Hypopharynx. Int J Head Neck Surg 2013;4(2):86-88.

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