ArticleOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery2021
Ultrasound Localization and Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation of the Hypoglossal Nerve and Ansa Cervicalis.
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- Intraoperative Identification and Stimulation of the Ansa Cervicalis Nerve Plexus.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Sonographic Anatomy and Imaging of the Extracranial Component of the Hypoglossal Nerve (CNXII).Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2025Review
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- Ansa cervicalis stimulation effects on upper airway patency: a structure-based analysis.The European respiratory journal · 2025Article
- Changes in tongue morphology predict responses in pharyngeal patency to selective hypoglossal nerve stimulation.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Article
- Quantitative Effects of Ansa Cervicalis Stimulation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Beyond CPAP: modifying upper airway output for the treatment of OSA.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Ansa cervicalis stimulation increases pharyngeal patency in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveHypoglossal nerve stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be effective for appropriately selected patients, but current patient selection criteria are complex and still result in a proportion of nonresponders. Ansa cervicalis stimulation of the infrahyoid cervical strap muscles has recently been proposed as a new form of respiratory neurostimulation (RNS) therapy for OSA treatment. We hypothesized that percutaneous stimulation of both nerves in humans with temporary electrodes would make testing of the physiologic response to different RNS strategies possible. STUDY
designNonrandomized acute physiology study.
settingTertiary care hospital.
methodsFifteen participants with OSA underwent ultrasonography and placement of percutaneous electrodes proximal to the medial division of the hypoglossal nerve and the branch of the ansa cervicalis innervating the sternothyroid muscle (AC
resultsThe hypoglossal nerve was successfully localized in 15 of 15 (100%) participants and successfully stimulated in 13 of 15 (86.7%). The AC
conclusionsThe hypoglossal nerve and AC
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