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Ultrasound-Guided Perineural Vitamin B12 Injection for Brachial Plexus Injury: A Preliminary Study.

Chien-Hua Chen, Hung-Ya Huang, Abel Po-Hao Huang, Fu-Shan Jaw, Meng-Chao Chen, Chii-Wann Lin, Shang-Po Wang

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Article in Cell transplantation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chien-Hua ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Hung-Ya HuangDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung.
Abel Po-Hao HuangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Fu-Shan JawDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Meng-Chao ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Chii-Wann LinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei.ORCID 0000-0002-8721-3441
Shang-Po WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung.ORCID 0000-0002-2375-8688
National Taiwan University · TWKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with brachial plexus injury (BPI) require upper limb function restoration, but the treatment remains controversial. Vitamin B12 may aid in pain control and nerve regeneration. We present the technical aspects of ultrasound-guided perineural vitamin B12 injection for BPI. The demonstrative case is a 50-year-old man with BPI resulting from a traffic accident. Under ultrasound guidance, vitamin B12 was injected precisely into the brachial plexus compartment around the swollen neuroma of the C6 root. Motor and sensory functions of the left upper extremity improved over 6 months. Ultrasound-guided perineural vitamin B12 injection may be an efficient and personalized intervention in cases of post-ganglionic BPI that failed to improve in the first 3 months.

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Brachial PlexusHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain ManagementThoraxUltrasonography, InterventionalVitamin B 12Vitamin B 12brachial plexus injurymethylcobalaminpersonalized medicineultrasound guidancevitamin B12

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PMID37085967
PMCPMC10126675
OpenAlexW4366743051

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