Comparative outcomes of microsurgical dorsal root entry zone lesioning (DREZotomy) for intractable neuropathic pain in spinal cord and cauda equina injuries.

Treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and cauda equina injury (CEI) remains challenging. Dorsal root entry zone lesioning (DREZL) or DREZotomy is a viable surgical option for refractory cases. This study aimed to compare DREZL surgical outcomes between patients with SCI and those with CEI and to identify predictors of postoperative pain relief.

Atrial fibrillation prevalence and risk profile from novel community-based screening in Thailand: A prospective multi-centre study.

Background: In Thailand, almost one-quarter of strokes are related to atrial fibrillation (AF), and many could be prevented if AF were diagnosed and treated prior to the stroke. Therefore, we tested a novel strategy to screen large numbers of community residents using village health volunteers and primary care nurses.

Methods: Local primary care nurses and village health volunteers in Phetchaburi and Lopburi provinces, Thailand were trained to perform AF screening using a blood pressure device with AF algorithm (Microlife A200 AFib).

An early presentation of a large calcified chronic subdural hematoma presenting as an inner eggshell in an elderly patient: A case report.

Introduction: Calcified chronic subdural hematoma which is usually found in children and takes several months for calcification to be seen on imaging is presented in an elderly patient in which the calcification could be visible early after trauma.

Presentation Of Case: An elderly man, 83, living with caregiver, was brought to our hospital due to dysarthria and suffocation for 2 days. Three months ago, he experienced his head injury from a fall.