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neurolysis

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neurolysis /neu·rol·y·sis/ (ndbobr-rol´ĭ-sis)
1. release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally.
2. operative breaking up of perineural adhesions.
3. relief of tension upon a nerve obtained by stretching.
4. destruction or dissolution of nerve tissue.neurolyt´ic

neu·rol·y·sis (n-rl-ss)
n.
1. The breaking down or destruction of nerve tissue, especially as a result of disease.
2. The surgical freeing of a nerve from inflammatory adhesions.

neuro·lytic (nr-ltk, nyr-) adj.

neurolysis [noo͡-rol´……ĭ-sis]
1. release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally.
2. operative breaking up of perineural adhesions.
3. relief of tension upon a nerve obtained by stretching.
4. exhaustion of nervous energy.
5. destruction or dissolution of nerve tissue. adj., adj neurolyt´ic.

neurolysis
1. release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally.
2. operative breaking up of perineural adhesions.
3. relief of tension upon a nerve obtained by stretching.
4. exhaustion of nervous energy.
5. destruction or dissolution of nerve tissue.


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In general, the surgical options consist of nerve transfers, nerve grafting, muscle transfers, free muscle transfers, and neurolysis of scar around the brachial plexus in incomplete lesions.
Put simply, in an attempt to preserve nerve function, some authors advocate diagnostic biopsy followed by neurolysis instead of resection, (2) while others prefer the resection with neural grafting or end-to-end anastomosis because, according to them, intraneural perineurioma is a progressive condition that evolves inexorably to a total loss of nerve function.
 
 
 
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