Preliminary Study for Non-drug Oriental Medical Treatment of Acute Upper Airway Infection in Athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Jung Yun Sa
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Airway Infection ◽  
Preliminary Study

scholarly journals Comparison of Imaging Softwares for Upper Airway Evaluation: Preliminary Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-277
Author(s):  
Guilherme dos Santos Trento ◽  
Lucas Borin Moura ◽  
Rubens Spin-Neto ◽  
Philipp Christian Jürgens ◽  
Marisa Aparecida Cabrini Gabrielli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Digital Imaging ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Maxillary Expansion ◽  
Accuracy And Precision ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Computed Tomography Scans ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Preliminary Study

The interest about upper airway evaluation has increased lately. Therefore, many softwares have been developed aiming to improve and facilitate the analysis of airway volume. The objective of this study was to compare two different softwares packages, Mimics and Dolphin, in their accuracy and precision in upper airway space measurements. Preoperative cone beam computed tomography scans of nine nonsyndromic patients submitted to surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion were included in this study. The imaging exams were converted to DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine) files and imported to the softwares. The mean volume for the Dolphin group (G1) was 10.791 cm3 (SD = 4.269 cm3) and for the Mimics group (G2) was 10.553 cm3 (SD = 4.564 cm3). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups ( p = 0.105).

scholarly journals A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis in Late Stage Parkinson’s Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharir Asrul Bin Asnawi ◽  
Mohd Hazmi Bin Mohamed ◽  
Mohamad Bin Doi
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Multiple System Atrophy ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Vocal Cord ◽  
Vocal Cord Paralysis ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction ◽  
Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis

Introduction: Vocal cord paralysis often causes mortality by upper airway obstruction in some neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy. Vocal cord paralysis is uncommon in Parkinson’s disease (PD) in contrary it is more common in multiple system atrophy (MSA). The pathogenesis of vocal cord paralysis in Parkinson’s disease is not well understood but may involve degeneration of the nucleus ambiguous. In terms of managing patient with bilateral vocal cord paralysis in PD, it can be either performing tracheostomy to relive the upper airway obstruction or by optimizing the medical treatment. There are very few available reported cases whereby patient are treated with medical treatment alone.Case Report: We report a case of 65 years old lady who presented with stridor resulting from bilateral vocal cord paralysis and she has been diagnosed to have Parkinson’s disease for more than 10 years. She had her antiparkinson medication optimized and requiring no surgical intervention to relieve the upper airway obstruction.Conclusion: In conclusion we would like to emphasize that it is important to recognize bilateral vocal cord paralysis in Parkinson’s disease and early optimization of medical treatment could avoid a need of tracheostomy.

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