Eagle Syndrome: An Unusual Cause of Axial Neck Pain: A Case Report.

Case: A 42-year-old woman presented with left-sided axial neck pain with radiation behind left ear of 3 months unresponsive to conservative treatment. As clinical examination revealed tenderness anterior to the mastoid process, she was referred to an otolaryngologist. Computed tomography showed an elongated left styloid process.

A Novel Combined Anesthetic Technique to Improve the Surgical Working Conditions of Lumbar and Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery from a Spine Surgeon's Perspective: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.

Study Design: Prospective randomized controlled study.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the effects of a different combination of anesthetic techniques in lumbar and thoracolumbar spinal surgeries in terms of muscle relaxation and surgical field in addition to hemodynamic parameters.

Overview Of Literature: Adequate relaxation of the erector spinae muscle and good surgical fields are preferred in lumbar spine surgeries.

Lumbar epidural varices: An unusual cause of lumbar claudication.

Lumbar epidural varices can also present with radiculopathy similar to acute intervertebral disc prolapse (IVDP). However as the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in these patients are usually normal without significant compressive lesions of the nerve roots, the diagnosis is commonly missed or delayed leading to persistent symptoms. We present a rare case of acute severe unilateral claudication with a normal MRI unresponsive to conservative management who was treated surgically.

Growth, structure and spectral studies of a novel mixed crystal potassium zinc manganese sulphate.

Mixed crystals of K2Zn0.84 Mn0.16(SO4)2·6H2O were grown from an equimolar aqueous solution of Tutton's salt, K2 Zn(SO4)2·6H2O and MnSO4 by slow evaporation solution growth technique.