A group of Texas-based researchers has developed an effective way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that involves zapping the vagus nerve around the neck, using a device the size of a ...

Phrenic nerve block: The phrenic nerve block is executed post-establishment ... Lobectomy (42%) and lung wedge resection (28%) were the most common applications, followed by mediastinal tumor ...

One of these neurotransmitters, called dopamine, plays a role in regulating the phrenic nerve, which controls breathing in the diaphragm. “Instead of them doing what they usually do, they get a ...

In many cases, prolonged pressure on the shoulder is the cause, but the referred pain mediated by the diaphragmatic nerve should be considered. Phrenic innervation (C3-C5) is placed on the central ...

It has grown into the space between the lungs (mediastinum), the heart ... the inner lining of the chest wall (parietal pleura), the phrenic nerve, or membranes of the sac surrounding the heart ...

The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm ... In the chest, it passes through the mediastinum, a space between the lungs that also contains the heart, blood vessels, esophagus (food pipe), and ...

As the nerves enter the chest, they take somewhat different paths as they run through the anterior and middle mediastinum (the area between the lungs): The left phrenic nerve passes just anterior to ...

SCIs can damage the phrenic nerve that controls the diaphragm (the main muscle used in breathing) and cause chronic respiratory insufficiency. Some people with high cervical SCIs cannot breathe on ...

Evidence-based recommendations on phrenic nerve pacing for ventilator-dependent high cervical spinal cord injury. This involves stimulating the phrenic nerve to make the diaphragm contract, helping ...

The stage of a cancer tells you how big it is and whether it has spread. Knowing the stage helps your doctor decide which treatment you need. It can also give some idea of your outlook (prognosis).

5 and 6. With retraction of the remnant lung toward the left posterior costophrenic corner, the mediastinal pleura is opened by the EcH posterior to the phrenic nerve and anterior to the vagus ...

PFA comes with faster procedural times and lower risks of serious complications like damage to the esophagus and phrenic nerve, along with comparable outcomes in terms of rhythm control compared with ...