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  Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery Juniper Publishers Author By:  Dr. Abhijit Kumar, Abstract Cysticercosis in human is caused by infection with the larval stage of Taenia solium. Muscular infestation is common in developing countries like India, but it rarely involves the head and neck region, and is often seen as a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician. Therefore, parotid cysticercosis is an uncommon entity, a diagnostic challenge especially in endemic regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America [1]. We report a rare case of 64-year-old man presented with a firm nodular swelling in left parotid region that was diagnosed as cysticercosis after all thorough investigations and managed medically.. Keywords:  Cysticercosis; Taenia solium; Parotid swelling; Anthelmintic drugs; Parasitism Abbreviations:  CT: Computed Tomography; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Introduction Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by larvae of Taenia solium also known as pork tapew...

  Juniper Publishers-Open Access  Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery Traumatic Subdural Hematoma and Intraparenchymal Contusion after a Firework Blast Injury Authored by Luke GF Smith Abstract Firework injuries represent a common etiology of injury requiring emergency department evaluation every year, especially in the pediatric population. Typically, firework-related injuries tend to produce burn or blast injuries; however, there have been no reports of fireworks causing an intracranial hematoma. The authors report a case of a consumer firework directly impacting the head of a 6-year-old boy, causing neurological deterioration. Trauma evaluation discovered a subdural hematoma, for which the child underwent emergency hemicraniectomy for surgical evacuation. Despite the injury, he recovered with minimal neurologic sequelae. After one month, he returned for cranioplasty and experienced a favorable outcome after his traumatic brain injury with some mild cognit...

  Juniper Publishers-Open Access  Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery Postsurgical Complications after Spine Surgery Authored by Marta Marin Andres Abstract We present a case of a 22-month-old infant who undergoes a surgical procedure consisting of performing cervical arthrodesis after placement of a halo of cervical traction and thoracic harness. The patient presented an alteration in the formation and segmentation of the cervico-dorsal vertebral bodies, alteration of the vertebral canal and angulation of the medullary cord. In the postoperative period, the main complications are intense pain that requires intensification of sedo analgesia, sepsis, diaphragmatic paralysis secondary to surgery, and respiratory and hepatic failure due to chest compression of the harness. Keywords: Vertebral malformation; Pain Cervical halo; Thoracic harness; Respiratory failure; Liver failure Abbrevations: ICU: Intensive Care Unit; CT: Computed Tomography ...

  Juniper Publishers-Open Access  Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery A Rare Origin of Supraclavicular Mass in a Ten-Month-Old Child: Case Report of Lipoblastoma Authored by Salama Khadija Introduction Lipoblastoma is a rare benign tumor arising from embryonic white fat which occurs in the early childhood and accounts for up to 30% of adipocytic tumors in children while true lipomas account for 60% of all cases [1]. It usually arises on the extremities and considered as a rare cause of a pediatric head and neck masses. To notice that less than 100 cases of lipoblastomas- all locations- have been reported in literature till now, whereas, head and neck involvement has been reported in only very few cases [2]. In the Hospital University Ibn Rochd, we admitted a ten month child with lipoblastoma arising from the supraclavicular area. A significant risk of invading the subclavian vessels, the brachial plexus and the thoracic duct in contact was near. ...

Juniper Publishers-Open Access  Journal of                   Head Neck & Spine Surgery Proposition of a General Scoring System to the BackPEI Authored by Claudia Tarrago Candotti Abstract Questionnaires are important tools to assessment due its easy application, low charge and possibility of self-report of the assessed. The Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument (BackPEI) and the Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument for Adults (BackPEI-A) are questionnaires to assess the back-pain presence and associated risk factors. The BackPEI assess only school children while BackPEI-A assess only adults and has a score system which indicates the subject risk factors exposition level to back pain development. The aim is proposing a score system specific to BackPEI. The score system uses only those questions involving risk factors to back pain development, such as: physical exercise practice; time spent watc...

  Juniper Publishers-Open Access  Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery A Rare Case of Frontal Lobe Abscess from Orbital Roof Blowout Fracture Authored by Aslam Alkadhimi Abstract Orbital roof fractures are rare. These fractures are usually associated with high velocity impact and polytrauma, and if misdiagnosed, can have serious complications. This case demonstrates that orbital roof fractures can be easily missed from plain film radiographs and that clinical history and signs are of paramount importance in assessing these cases. This case also emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary approach in trauma care. Keywords: Frontal lobe abscess; Orbital roof fracture; Polytrauma Introduction Orbital roof fractures are usually associated with high impact trauma, accounting for approximately 1-9% of all maxillofacial fractures [1]. These fractures are mostly associated with other injuries in frontobasal traum...

  Juniper Publishers-Open Access  Journal of                  Head Neck & Spine Surgery Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cell (BM-MNC) Therapy for Pressure Injury in Spinal Cord Injury - A Pilot Study Authored by Rajeshwar Nath Srivastava Abstract Ten Spinal cord injury (SCI) cases with grade 3 & 4 pressure injury (PI) were recruited. Five cases received autologous bone marrow derived mononuclear cells (BM-MNCs) therapy and five standard wound care. Significantly reduced surface area of PI in BM-MNC treated group was observed at week 6 (p=0.04) and at week 9 (p=0.001) as compared to standard wound care group. Similarly, significant reduction of depth was observed in BM-MNC group at week 9 (p<0.05) and exudate became significantly (p=0.001) lower from 3rd to 9th week. Clearance of slough and formation of red granulation tissue was significantly higher in BM-MNC group (p=0.001). The findings of this case seri...

Juniper Publishers-Open Access  Journal of                 Head Neck & Spine Surgery Vertebral Body Changes in the Lower Spine of Basketball Players Authored by Mansoorehossadat Rozan Abstract Professional sport activities or work may exert considerable stress on the spine. We aimed to assess the effects of loading on the deformation of the vertebral body of the twelfth thoracic vertebra (T12) and the lumbar vertebrae (L1-L5), which are subjected to considerable stress in basketball players. A total of 20 basketball players were assigned to one of two groups, based on their experience with playing basketball: under 5 years, junior group; over 5 years, senior group. All participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging; the relevant geometric variables were measured using specialized software, and the outcome measures were calculated using specific formulas; the outcome measures were compared between the junior and senior...