Abstract Introduction The anatomical complexity of the jugular foramen makes surgical procedures in this region delicate and difficult. Due to the advances in surgical techniques, approaches to the jugular foramen became more frequent, requiring improvement of the knowledge of this region anatomy. Obje...
In various neuroanatomy texts and articles related to this area of knowledge, there is a conceptual vacuum associated with the precise sites where the roots of the cranial nerves emerge. The objective of the study was to establish the exact location of the apparent origin of the glossopharyngeal, vagus a...
Abstract Introduction Papillary thyroid carcinoma has a very high rate of lateral neck node metastases, and there is almost unanimity concerning the fact that some sort of formal neck dissection must be performed to address the clinical neck disease in these cases. Although there is an agreement that le...
ABSTRACT Robert Wartenberg was a renowned 20th century neurologist who contributed greatly to our understanding of the neurological examination. This article aims to illustrate his legacy by highlighting five seminal neurological signs....
La revascularización directa del miocardio, usando la arteria torácica interna puede provocar aproximadamente en el 10,0 por ciento de los pacientes parálisis hemidiafragmática como complicación clínica postoperatoria según Wilcox et al., 1990. Las injurias físicas del nervio frénico, pueden ser...
Las complicaciones neurologícas ocupan un lugar importante en cirugía cardiovascular dado que los trastornos orgánicos, sociales y económicos que originan influyen en el ámbito médico familiar. A pesar del avance en la tecnología aplicada a aparatos y sistemas médicos empleados durante la misma, ...
