2010
Analysis of clamping versus cutting of T3 sympathetic nerve for severe palmar hyperhidrosis
Yanagihara TK, Ibrahimiye A, Harris C, Hirsch J, Gorenstein LA. Analysis of clamping versus cutting of T3 sympathetic nerve for severe palmar hyperhidrosis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2010, 140: 984-989. PMID: 20951250, PMCID: PMC2964926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic thoracic sympathectomyPalmar hyperhidrosisSympathetic chainQuality of lifeThoracic sympathectomySevere palmar hyperhidrosisT3 sympathectomySympathetic nervesChief complaintPatient satisfactionExcessive sweatingPatientsSympathectomyT3 levelsHyperhidrosisSymptomsHigh rateSeverityClamping techniqueClampingNerveSurgerySweatingThighComplaints
2009
Reperfusion normalizes motor activation patterns in large‐vessel disease
Chmayssani M, Lazar RM, Hirsch J, Marshall RS. Reperfusion normalizes motor activation patterns in large‐vessel disease. Annals Of Neurology 2009, 65: 203-208. PMID: 19259970, PMCID: PMC2653600, DOI: 10.1002/ana.21554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor activation patternsVasomotor reactivityActivation patternsInterest analysisIpsilateral motor activationLarge vessel diseaseNormal neurological functionHealthy control subjectsHigh-grade stenosisBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalNormal blood flowDynamic functional reorganizationLevel-dependent signalFunctional magnetic resonanceRepeated-measures analysisHemodynamic failureHemodynamic impairmentRevascularization proceduresIpsilateral hemisphereNeurological functionControl subjectsClinical consequencesBlood flowFunctional reorganizationSpontaneous resolution
1998
Representation of nociceptive stimuli in primary sensory cortex
Berman H, Kim K, Talati A, Hirsch J. Representation of nociceptive stimuli in primary sensory cortex. Neuroreport 1998, 9: 4179-4187. PMID: 9926870, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199812210-00033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman primary sensorimotor cortexPrimary sensorimotor cortexPrimary somatosensory cortexPrimary sensory cortexRight-handed subjectsFoot stimulationSensorimotor cortexSomatosensory cortexNociceptive stimuliSensory cortexSomatotopic mappingCortical activityPenfield's homunculusCold sensationRight handCortexSensory processingTactile stimuliThermal modalitiesFootActivated regionsSensationStimuliBody parts