Pseudomeningocele From Brachial Plexus Root Avulsion

We report a case of a 42-year-old male involved in a motor vehicle accident. Initial MRI revealed T2 hypo-intensity of the anterior cord at the C6 level of the cervical spine which raised significant discussions within the neurosurgical, radiology and ICU departments at our institution. After careful review of images and patient’s clinical examination we suspected root avulsion of the brachial plexus. Subsequent MRI brachial plexus showed a large axillary pseudomeningocele originating from the C5-T2 nerve roots. Our team concluded the patient suffered a complete brachial plexus injury from right lateral hyperflexion as extrapolated from his injuries. The aim of this report is to highlight the uncommon condition and report of key clinical findings and management strategies.

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Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the cervical spine

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/jns.1984.60.1.0200 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 200-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Jeff S. Compton ◽

Nicholas W. C. Dorsch

Keyword(s):

Cervical Spine ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Accident ◽

Ct Scanning ◽

Nerve Roots ◽

Content Type ◽

Vehicle Accident ◽

Calcified Lesion ◽

Intradural Extramedullary ◽

Fine Print

✓ A case is reported of a 45-year-old man who developed quadriplegia following a trivial motor-vehicle accident. Investigation including computerized tomography (CT) of the cervical spine revealed a large calcified lesion displacing the spinal cord and nerve roots, which proved to be a tuberculoma. The case is unusual in regard to the age of the patient, the size, location, and nature of the lesion, the mode of presentation, and the delineation of the lesion by CT scanning.

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Nerve Transfers for an Upper Brachial Plexus Injury: A Case Report

Indonesian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ◽

10.36803/ijpmr.v3i01.237 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (01) ◽

pp. 15-24

Author(s):

Ferry Senjaya

Keyword(s):

Brachial Plexus ◽

Functional Recovery ◽

Brachial Plexus Injury ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Accident ◽

External Rotation ◽

Nerve Transfer ◽

Elbow Flexion ◽

Motor Branch ◽

Nerve Transfers

Objective: To demonstrate multiple nerve transfers as primary surgical management for an upperplexus injury.Methods: A 6-year-old boy who suffered a preganglionic upper brachial plexus injury following a motor vehicle accident, exhibited complete biceps, deltoids, suprapinatus, and infraspinatus palsies.Multiple nerve transfers, which consist of spinal accessory nerves to suprascapular nerve transfer, median and ulnar motor fascicles to biceps and brachialis motor branches transfers, and long head oftriceps motor branch to axillary nerve transfer were performed 6 months after injury.Results: 13 months post multiple nerve transfer, the patient has regained M4+/5 elbow flexion, M4/5 external rotation, and M4/5 shoulder abduction.Conclusion: Nerve transfer is a viable option for upper plexus palsy management. With a sound surgical technique and good case selection, the results can be very rewarding. This case showedquite robust re-innervation with significant functional recovery at a one-year follow-up following multiple nerve transfers.Keywords: Brachial Plexus Injury, Upper Plexus Injury, Nerve Root Avulsion, Nerve Transfers, Functional Recovery.

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Open label trial of escitalopram in motor vehicle accident survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e516222012-037 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

R. Coronas ◽

M.G. del Alamo ◽

H.G. Arnau ◽

E.I. Soto ◽

D. Suarez

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Accident ◽

Open Label ◽

Vehicle Accident ◽

Open Label Trial

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Virtual reality and computer games in the treatment of driving phobia induced by a motor vehicle accident

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e705482011-064 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

David Walshe ◽

Elizabeth Lewis ◽

Kathleen O'Sullivan ◽

Brenda K. Wiederhold ◽

Sun I. Kim

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Computer Games ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Accident ◽

Vehicle Accident

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Expectations of lawyers with regard to neuropsychological evaluations in motor vehicle accident claims.

Professional Psychology Research and Practice ◽

10.1037/pro0000311 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (6) ◽

pp. 642-648

Author(s):

Henk Johan Swanepoel ◽

Esmé Van Rensburg

Keyword(s):

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Accident ◽

Vehicle Accident ◽

Neuropsychological Evaluations

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Machine Learning of Motor Vehicle Accident Categories from Narrative Data

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1634680 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 35 (04/05) ◽

pp. 309-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

M. R. Lehto ◽

G. S. Sorock

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Bayesian Model ◽

Keyword Search ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Accident ◽

Computer Search ◽

Vehicle Accident ◽

Learning Technique ◽

Expert Ratings ◽

Keyword Searches

Abstract:Bayesian inferencing as a machine learning technique was evaluated for identifying pre-crash activity and crash type from accident narratives describing 3,686 motor vehicle crashes. It was hypothesized that a Bayesian model could learn from a computer search for 63 keywords related to accident categories. Learning was described in terms of the ability to accurately classify previously unclassifiable narratives not containing the original keywords. When narratives contained keywords, the results obtained using both the Bayesian model and keyword search corresponded closely to expert ratings (P(detection)≥0.9, and P(false positive)≤0.05). For narratives not containing keywords, when the threshold used by the Bayesian model was varied between p>0.5 and p>0.9, the overall probability of detecting a category assigned by the expert varied between 67% and 12%. False positives correspondingly varied between 32% and 3%. These latter results demonstrated that the Bayesian system learned from the results of the keyword searches.

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Aspirated teeth - rigid or flexible bronchoscopy

Journal of Clinical Case reports and reviews ◽

10.36879/jccrr.19.000132 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-2

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Foreign Bodies ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Accident ◽

Flexible Bronchoscopy ◽

Vehicle Accident

Tracheobronchial foreign bodies are a common problem in clinical practice. We present the case of a patient with three aspirated teeth following a motor vehicle accident.

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