In this commentary, we discuss Hetzler et al.'s article, "Chemodenervation Algorithm: Functional and Aesthetic Considerations for Facial Harmony in Patients with Post-Facial Paralysis Synkinesis." The authors do an excellent job of presenting a guide for practitioners to use when initiating chemodenervation treatment for patients with nonflaccid facial paralysis. Standardization of outcome assessment tools and rigorous data collection will further refine treatment algorithms.
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J Surg Res
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York; Department of Surgery at Zucker School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Introduction: Patients with blunt chest wall injuries and rib fractures are known to have high rates of atelectasis, pneumonia, pulmonary contusion, and can develop acute respiratory distress syndrome. This can lead to ventilator requirement and dependence, deconditioning secondary to uncontrolled pain, and increased hospital length of stay (LOS). Many studies in the literature have developed triage algorithms in patients with rib fractures to guide disposition and management, and several institutions have gone on to describe their institution-specific management protocols to decrease complications related to traumatic rib fractures.
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December 2024
Institute for Computational Biomedicine and the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
A long-standing goal in neuroscience is to understand how a circuit's form influences its function. Here, we reconstruct and analyze a synaptic wiring diagram of the larval zebrafish brainstem to predict key functional properties and validate them through comparison with physiological data. We identify modules of strongly connected neurons that turn out to be specialized for different behavioral functions, the control of eye and body movements.
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September 2024
Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy. Electronic address:
Introduction: Radial nerve injury following humeral fracture is the most common peripheral nerve injury associated with long bone fractures. The purpose of this study is to analyse our treatment protocols and long-term outcomes of humeral fractures associated with radial nerve injury which were surgically treated at the I.R.
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September 2024
Clínica Dra. Mariana E. Conforto, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Med Phys
December 2024
Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, China.
Background: In clinical anesthesia, precise segmentation of muscle layers from abdominal ultrasound images is crucial for identifying nerve block locations accurately. Despite deep learning advancements, challenges persist in segmenting muscle layers with accurate topology due to pseudo and weak edges caused by acoustic artifacts in ultrasound imagery.
Purpose: To assist anesthesiologists in locating nerve block areas, we have developed a novel deep learning algorithm that can accurately segment muscle layers in abdominal ultrasound images with interference.
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