scholarly journals Solitary thoracic osteochondroma causing spinal compression: Case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-79
Author(s):  
Humeyra Kullukcu Albayrak ◽  
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Atilla Kazanci ◽  
Ahmet Gurhan Gurcay ◽  
Mehmet Ozgur Ozates ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Wanrong Song ◽  
Haidong Pang ◽  
Jingwen Cui ◽  
Degui Lin ◽  
Jiahao Lin

<b><i>Case Report:</i></b> A 12-year-old castrated male dog with nonambulatory tetraplegia was diagnosed with spinal stenosis at C3–C4 through X-ray examination and with ventral extradural spinal compression at C3–C4 through myelography and computed tomography. The diagnosis of traditional Chinese veterinary medicine was local <i>Qi</i> and blood stagnation, spleen <i>Qi</i>deficiency, blood deficiency, and kidney <i>Yang</i> deficiency. We initiated treatment using a combination of acupuncture and Chinese medicine iontophoresis with laser therapy. After 12 treatment days, there was a significant improvement in the dog’s ambulation function, which was indicated by proper walking and flexible head-turning. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> This indicates that combining acupuncture and Chinese medicine iontophoresis could be a potential treatment for chronic progressive cervical intervertebral disk disease in dogs.


Neurosurgery ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. E1148-E1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiki Takenouchi ◽  
Susan C. Pannullo ◽  
Philip E. Stieg ◽  
Ehud Lavi

AbstractBACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) has been previously reported for its wide variety of presentations and atypical sites. We report a case of recurrent SFT with multiple intracranial and spinal lesions.CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 45-year-old female with recurrent right frontoparietal SFT was found to have multiple intracranial and spinal lesions. Most of the lesions are asymptomatic. Each of the intracranial and spinal lesions has been confirmed histologically. In 1999 the patient was found to have a single right temporal SFT and had a gross total resection of the lesion. In 2005 the patient underwent a second gross total resection for the recurrence of the right temporal-parietal lesion, followed by radiation therapy. In 2009 she underwent a third and fourth gross total resection of the right frontoparietal lesion, and the L4-5 mass, as well as a cervical laminectomy for an extramedullary spinal lesion causing spinal compression.CONCLUSION:This is the first case report of recurrent SFT with multiple intracranial and spinal lesions. This case illustrates the nature of recurrence and multiplicity of SFT and raises the importance of a thorough investigation, especially in the entire neuroaxis, in patients with the diagnosis of SFT. This case also questions the justification of the name that was given to this tumor.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-690
Author(s):  
C. S. Vanaja ◽  
Miriam Soni Abigail

Purpose Misophonia is a sound tolerance disorder condition in certain sounds that trigger intense emotional or physiological responses. While some persons may experience misophonia, a few patients suffer from misophonia. However, there is a dearth of literature on audiological assessment and management of persons with misophonia. The purpose of this report is to discuss the assessment of misophonia and highlight the management option that helped a patient with misophonia. Method A case study of a 26-year-old woman with the complaint of decreased tolerance to specific sounds affecting quality of life is reported. Audiological assessment differentiated misophonia from hyperacusis. Management included retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy based on the principles described by P. J. Jastreboff and Jastreboff (2014). A misophonia questionnaire was administered at regular intervals to monitor the effectiveness of therapy. Results A detailed case history and audiological evaluations including pure-tone audiogram and Johnson Hyperacusis Index revealed the presence of misophonia. The patient benefitted from intervention, and the scores of the misophonia questionnaire indicated a decrease in the severity of the problem. Conclusions It is important to differentially diagnose misophonia and hyperacusis in persons with sound tolerance disorders. Retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy can help patients who suffer from misophonia.


2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzan Irani ◽  
Rodney Gabel

This case report describes the positive outcome of a therapeutic intervention that integrated an intensive, residential component with follow-up telepractice for a 21 year old male who stutters. This therapy utilized an eclectic approach to intensive therapy in conjunction with a 12-month follow-up via video telepractice. The results indicated that the client benefited from the program as demonstrated by a reduction in percent stuttered syllables, a reduction in stuttering severity, and a change in attitudes and feelings related to stuttering and speaking.


1970 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryann Peins ◽  
Bernard S. Lee ◽  
W. Edward McGough
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1971 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Stark

Real-time amplitude contour and spectral displays were used in teaching speech production skills to a profoundly deaf, nonspeaking boy. This child had a visual attention problem, a behavior problem, and a poor academic record. In individual instruction, he was first taught to produce features of speech, for example, friction, nasal, and stop, which are present in vocalizations of 6- to 9-month-old infants, and then to combine these features in syllables and words. He made progress in speech, although sign language and finger spelling were taught at the same time. Speech production skills were retained after instruction was terminated. The results suggest that deaf children are able to extract information about the features of speech from visual displays, and that a developmental sequence should be followed as far as possible in teaching speech production skills to them.


1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank B. Wilson ◽  
D. J. Oldring ◽  
Kathleen Mueller

On page 112 of the report by Wilson, Oldring, and Mueller ("Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Dissection: A Case Report Involving Return of Spastic Dysphonia after Initial Surgery," pp. 112-118), the paraphrase from Cooper (1971), "if the patients are carefully selected and are willing to remain in therapy for a long period of time," was inadvertantly put in quotation marks.


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