1/9. Infraorbital hypesthesia after maxillary sinus barotrauma.We report a case of a diver who suffered an episode of maxillary sinus barotrauma that presented with decreased sensation over the cutaneous distribution of the infraorbital nerve after an ascent which produced facial pain and crepitus. This case illustrates a potential confusion between a decompression sickness etiology and a barotraumatic etiology for the observed sensory deficit. The clinical features of this case were most consistent with a barotraumatic etiology for the findings noted. The anatomy of the trigeminal nerve and previous reports of cranial nerve deficits following barotrauma are reviewed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/9. Recurrent facial nerve palsy on flying.We report a case of a patient who experienced transient recurrent facial nerve palsies during flights on commercial aeroplanes. Although this condition is well recognized in divers, only six cases have been reported to occur on flying. The pathophysiology of this condition is discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.6666666666667keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/9. Facial baroparesis secondary to middle-ear over-pressure: a rare complication of scuba diving.A facial nerve palsy, as a result of middle-ear high pressure, is a rare complication of sub-aqua diving. It may occur as a result of an acute pressure change in the middle ear during ascent in those patients who have experienced difficulty equalizing their middle-ear pressure during the prior descent. We present the case history of this occurring in a 21-year-old diver and discuss the pathophysiology, management and the previous literature. The correct diagnosis of this condition is important if unnecessary, and potentially hazardous, recompression treatment is to be avoided.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.33333333333333keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/9. headache associated with airplane travel: report of six cases.This study presents six cases of headache that appeared only during flights and was not associated with other headache forms. The cases had severe headache attacks during some flights, when the plane was landing and taking off, with a unilateral and generally orbital and/or supraorbital localization. The attacks lasted between 15 and 20 min on average and recovered spontaneously, without any accompanying sign. We think that barotrauma caused by pressure changes in the cabin during take-off and landing could affect ethmoidal nerves (branching from the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve) that carry the senses of the mucosa on the inner surface of the paranasal sinuses, and/or nociceptors in ethmoidal arteries, thereby activating the trigeminovascular system and leading to headache.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.66666666666667keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/9. maxillary sinus barotrauma with fifth cranial nerve involvement.A case of neurapraxia of the infraorbital nerve occurring as a result of maxillary sinus barotrauma in a diver is presented. Existing reports of a similar nature are reviewed and the pathogenesis of cranial nerve involvement in barotrauma is discussed. Guidelines for treatment are suggested.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/9. facial nerve palsy associated with underwater barotrauma.This report describes a case of facial nerve palsy following barotitis media sustained at shallow depth. The neuropraxia is likely to have been due to the direct effect of pressure, facilitated by a congenital hiatus in the bony canal protecting the facial nerve in the middle ear.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/9. maxillary sinus barotrauma--case report and review.A case is presented in which a mucous retention cyst that obliterated the right maxillary sinus caused symptoms due to pressure on two separate branches of the second branch of the fifth cranial nerve during a chamber dive to 112 feet. The symptoms of pain and numbness occurred at different times during and after the dive. Referred pain to the maxillary teeth was due to pressure on the posterior superior alveolar branch and paresthesia with numbness and tingling of the lip and cheek was caused from pressure on the infraorbital nerve prior to its emergence through the infraorbital foramen. The symptoms resolved promptly on recompression treatment. The underlying mechanisms for the production of sinus barotrauma and the causes of tooth and sinus pain are differentiated, and a differential diagnosis of maxillary sinus opacities is schematized.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.66666666666667keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/9. Successful reconstruction of a high-pressure injection injury of the hand using a first web flap of the foot.High-pressure injection injury to the hand often results in loss of tissue and hand function. The successful reconstruction of a hand following high-pressure injection injury is reported. A free neurovascular flap was transferred from the first web space of the foot to cover a skin defect in the first web space area of the hand. The digital nerves of the thumb and index finger were repaired using sural nerve grafts.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.66666666666667keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/9. Episodic facial paralysis due to temporal bone pneumocele: a case report.A case of episodic facial paralysis resulting from a pneumocoele of the temporal bone is presented. The patient had undergone facial nerve exploration and blind sac closure after a transverse fracture of the petrous temporal bone.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.33333333333333keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |