Intraoperative Brief Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Accessory Nerve (BEST SPIN) for prevention of shoulder dysfunction after oncologic neck dissection: a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial

Intraoperative Brief Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Accessory Nerve (BEST SPIN) for prevention of shoulder dysfunction after oncologic neck dissection: a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Shoulder dysfunction is common after neck dissection for head and neck cancer (HNC). Brief electrical stimulation (BES) is a novel technique that has been shown to enhance neuronal regeneration after nerve injury by modulating the brain-derived neurotrophic growth factor (BDNF) p...

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Main Authors: Brittany Barber, Hadi Seikaly, K. Ming Chan, Rhys Beaudry, Shannon Rychlik, Jaret Olson, Matthew Curran, Peter Dziegielewski, Vincent Biron, Jeffrey Harris, Margaret McNeely, Daniel O’Connell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Subjects:
Neck dissection
Electrical stimulation
Head neck cancer
Nerve regeneration
Axonal regeneration
Spinal accessory nerve
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-017-0244-9

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