A case of hemidiaphragmatic paralysis after an anti-G suit failure.

Moreno Vazquez, J M; Garcia Alcon, J L; Fuentes Otero, F; Murga Oporto, L; Campillo Alvarez, J E

Moreno Vazquez, J M; Garcia Alcon, J L; Fuentes Otero, F; Murga Oporto, L; Campillo Alvarez, J E.

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Moreno Vazquez JM; Physiology Department, Medicine Faculty, Extremadura University, Badajoz, Spain.

Aviat Space Environ Med ; 62(5): 422-4, 1991 May.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2053907

RESUMEN

This paper reports a case of left hemidiaphragmatic paralysis in an instructor pilot and his later recuperation. This incident was provoked by a failure in the anti-G suit, which remained inflated after the aircraft completed the maneuver that had originated the inflation. The spontaneous recuperation of both the respiratory functional test and the neurophysiological pattern are consistent with a Type II Seddon's axonotmesis of the phrenic nerve. Considering the short time of regeneration (6 months), this lesion must have involved the distal portion of the phrenic nerve.

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Trajes Gravitatorios; Parálisis Respiratoria/etiología; Adulto; Medicina Aeroespacial; Altitud; Falla de Equipo; Volumen Espiratorio Forzado; Humanos; Masculino; Conducción Nerviosa; Nervio Frénico/lesiones; Nervio Frénico/fisiopatología; Parálisis Respiratoria/fisiopatología; Capacidad Vital

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Parálisis Respiratoria / Trajes Gravitatorios Límite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Aviat Space Environ Med Año: 1991 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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