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An increasing range of procedures are being performed at specialist centers to treat Morton's neuroma [10] [17] under ultrasound guidance. Studies have examined the treatment of the condition with ultrasound-guided sclerosing alcohol injections, [19] [25] radiofrequency ablation [18] and cryoablation. [26]
Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP) is a peripheral neuropathy, a condition that affects the nerves. [4] Pressure on the nerves can cause tingling sensations, numbness, pain, weakness, muscle atrophy and even paralysis of the affected area. In normal individuals, these symptoms disappear quickly, but in sufferers of ...
Radial neuropathy; Other names: Radial mononeuropathy, Saturday night palsy: The suprascapular, axillary, and radial nerves. Specialty: Neurology Symptoms: Wrist drop [1] Causes: Broken bone, Direct nerve injury [2] Diagnostic method: MRI, Ultrasound [3] Treatment: Corticosteroid, Pain medication [2]
Ultrasound is applied using a transducer or applicator that is in direct contact with the patient's skin. Gel is used on all surfaces of the head to reduce friction and assist transmission of the ultrasonic waves. Therapeutic ultrasound in physical therapy is alternating compression and rarefaction of sound waves with a frequency of 0.7 to 3.3 ...
Peripheral neuropathy may be classified according to the number and distribution of nerves affected (mononeuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex, or polyneuropathy), the type of nerve fiber predominantly affected (motor, sensory, autonomic), or the process affecting the nerves; e.g., inflammation (), compression (compression neuropathy), chemotherapy (chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy).
Sural nerve biopsy; biopsy is considered for those patients in whom the diagnosis is not completely clear, when other causes of neuropathy (e.g., hereditary, vasculitic) cannot be excluded, or when profound axonal involvement is observed on EMG. Ultrasound of the peripheral nerves may show swelling of the affected nerves. [32] [33] [34]