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R Southby

Publications and source records attributed to R Southby.

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PubMed1983

Long-term follow-up records.

Having accumulated a very large series of patients' records over a period of 60 years, some involving three generations of a family, the author has selected cases that illustrate the opportunities to observe the progress of patients from infancy for more than half a century. This unique opportunity has included a variety of clinical conditions such as congenital syphilis, cretinism, acute osteomyelitis, and pink disease and represents a long term follow-up of conditions which reflect both the paediatrics of the past and the changes in the pattern of disease which have occurred in the course of 60 years.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1980

Vascular compression: cause of trigeminal neuralgia.

Fifty patients with trigeminal neuralgia have been operated upon, and the site of origin of the fifth nerve from the pons has been explored. Forty-four of these patients were demonstrated to have vascular compression at this point, and relief of the vascular compression resulted in pain relief in all of these patients, although two patients experienced some recurrence of pain. The maximum follow-up period is now six years. It is considered that the most common cause of trigeminal neuralgia is vascular compression of the fifth nerve at the nerve root entry zone.

Arteries↗
PubMed1977

Vascular compression of lower cranial nerves: observations using microsurgery, with particular reference to trigeminal neuralgia.

A new finding made possible by the use of the operating microscope in neurosurgery is discussed. Nineteen patients with trigeminal neuralgia have been explored, and in 14 of these vascular compression of the fifth nerve at its entry zone to the pons has been found. Relief of this vascular compression has caused cessation of pain in all these patients. In addition, one patient with hemifacial spasm, and one patient with glosso pharyngeal neuralgia, are reported; each of these also had vascular compression of the appropriate nerve causing the symptoms.

Adult↗