Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30874852›Full record

ReviewHNO2019

[The terminal hypoglossal nerve and its anatomical variability].

C Heiser, A Knopf, B Hofauer

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Review in HNO, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

C HeiserKlinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Klinikum rechts der Isar, der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland. hno@heiser-online.com.
A KnopfKlinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Klinikum rechts der Isar, der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland.
B HofauerKlinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Klinikum rechts der Isar, der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Upper airway stimulation plays an increasingly important role in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The target of stimulation is the hypoglossal nerve (N. XII), which-as a pure motor nerve-innervates the intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles. By selectively stimulating individual nerve fibers, the upper airway can be opened by protruding the tongue. The N. XII has a number of anatomical variants, which are decisive during surgical implantation of these pacemaker systems. Intraoperative neuromonitoring is very helpful in this regard. Accurate placement of the stimulation electrode for selective upper airway stimulation requires knowledge of N. XII anatomy, intraoperative neuromonitoring, and accurate assessment of muscle contractions and tongue movements.

Indexed as

Sleep Apnea, ObstructiveFacial MusclesHumansHypoglossal NerveTongueContinuous positive airway pressureElectric stimulationObstructive sleep apneaPositive pressure respirationRespiration disorders

Identifiers

PMID30874852

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