Phrenic nerve conduction time was measured in all patients in whom there was radiological evidence of diaphragm paralysis 1 week postoperatively. The two groups were similar in terms of age and sex.

indicating its safety and long-term efficacy in various cases of spastic arm paralysis[1]. Another study compared the phrenic nerve to the spinal accessory nerve as donor nerves for restoring ...

[4] Diaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic nerve involvement has only been reported in two previous instances, [6,7] both from the tropics. Our report introduces the third such patient with this ...

Partial mesentericoaxial gastric volvulus associated with acquired eventration of the left dome of the diaphragm is very rare. We present the case of a 65-year-old man who presented with features of ...

The phrenic nerve is vital to our respiratory system as it regulates the diaphragm, the main muscle used for breathing. Enhancing its function can optimize breathing, increase oxygen supply to ...

Bristol Palin is letting fans in on her health journey amid a recent medical scare. The "Teen Mom OG" alum and daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin revealed on social media Wednesday ...

A series of blood tests showed raised blood sugar (between 330 and 350 mg/dL), and glycated haemoglobin A1c to be 12.2%. The patient was diagnosed with third nerve palsy secondary to diabetes caused ...

In people afflicted with GBS, the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, leading to weakness and, sometimes, paralysis, or even death. "The total number ...

Boolean searches were performed using the terms “brachial plexus,” “injury,” “palsy,” “nerve plexus,” “upper plexus,” “pediatric,” “surgery,” and others. Search filters were non-full-text, non-human ...

Palin noted doctors said her facial paralysis could have been brought on by “a case of Bell’s palsy" due to "stress or lack of sleep" Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

Your lower esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, and kidneys are below the diaphragm, in your abdominal cavity. The left and right phrenic nerves send signals to control the diaphragm, which receives ...