1.An unusual presentation of a giant frontal mucocoele manifesting with frontal lobe syndrome.
Aysegul SARSILMAZ ; Makbule VARER ; Melda APAYDIN ; Nezahat ERDOGAN ; Engin ULUC
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2009;38(10):924-925
Aged
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Brain Diseases
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etiology
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physiopathology
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Frontal Lobe
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pathology
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surgery
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Frontal Sinus
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Humans
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Male
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Mucocele
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complications
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diagnosis
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surgery
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Paranasal Sinus Diseases
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complications
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diagnosis
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surgery
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Syndrome
2.Intracranial Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in Beta-Thalassemia.
Bivek KARKI ; Xu YI-KAI ; Karuna TAMRAKAR ; Wu YUAN-KUI
Korean Journal of Radiology 2012;13(2):240-243
Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) represents tumor-like proliferation of hemopoietic tissue which complicates chronic hemoglobinopathy. Intracranial EMH is an extremely rare occurrence. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a precise diagnosis. It is essential to distinguish EMH from other extradural central nervous system tumors, because treatment and prognosis are totally different. Herein, we report the imaging findings of beta-thalassemia in a 13-year-old boy complaining of weakness of left side of the body and gait disturbance; CT and MRI revealed an extradural mass in the right temporoparietal region.
Adolescent
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Brain Diseases/diagnosis/*etiology/surgery
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Diagnosis, Differential
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*Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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beta-Thalassemia/*complications
3.A Case of Radiation Retinopathy of Left Eye After Radiation Therapy of Right Brain Metastasis.
Kwon Ho HONG ; Sung Dong CHANG
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 2009;23(2):114-117
A 37-year-old female, who had received modified radical mastectomy for cancer of her right breast, presented with decreased visual acuity in the left eye after radiation therapy for the management of the metastasis to her right brain 14 months ago. After ocular examination, we diagnosed her as radiation retinopathy. At the time of the first visit, the corrected best visual acuity was 0.4 in the left eye, and fundus examination revealed cotton wool spots and cystoid macular edema (CME). The findings in the right eye were normal except for cotton wool spots in the superior major arch. Fluorescein angiography (FA) showed marked telangiectasia and microaneurysms in her left eye but tiny microaneurysms in her right eye. Subsequent optical coherent tomography (OCT) showed CME. We injected intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (TA). Two weeks after treatment, the visual acuity was improved to 0.6 and the retinal thickness was decreased. Three months later, the visual acuity in the left eye was dropped to 0.3 due to the recurrence of CME, so we injected intravitreal TA again. Five months later, visual acuity was improved to 0.5 and OCT revealed the improvement of CME. The incidence of radiation retinopathy is higher in the side nearer to radiation, but careful radiation blocking is also required on the opposite side of irradiation site considering the possibility of radiation retinopathy and careful observation is required on both sides of the eyes when performing fundus examination.
Adult
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Brain Neoplasms/*radiotherapy/secondary
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Breast Neoplasms/pathology/radiotherapy/surgery
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Fluorescein Angiography
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Follow-Up Studies
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Fundus Oculi
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Glucocorticoids/administration & dosage
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Humans
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Radiation Injuries/diagnosis/drug therapy/*etiology
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Retina/pathology/*radiation effects
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Retinal Diseases/diagnosis/drug therapy/*etiology
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Tomography, Optical Coherence
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Triamcinolone Acetonide/administration & dosage
4.Clinicopathologic and radiologic features of focal cortical dysplasia.
Hai-xia CHENG ; Shu-guang CHU ; Hong CHEN ; Ji XIONG ; Jing-jing ZHU ; Chao LI ; Yin WANG
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2011;40(9):630-631
Adolescent
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Adult
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Antigens, Nuclear
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metabolism
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Brain Diseases
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complications
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diagnosis
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pathology
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surgery
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Brain Neoplasms
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pathology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Epilepsy
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etiology
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Female
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Ganglioglioma
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pathology
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
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metabolism
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Humans
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Infant
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Malformations of Cortical Development
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classification
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complications
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diagnosis
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pathology
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surgery
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Malformations of Cortical Development, Group I
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Microtubule-Associated Proteins
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metabolism
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Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
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pathology
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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metabolism
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Neurofilament Proteins
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metabolism
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Retrospective Studies
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Vimentin
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metabolism
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Young Adult
5.A Case of Flavobacterium ceti Meningitis.
Annals of Laboratory Medicine 2016;36(6):614-616
No abstract available.
Aged
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Aneurysm/surgery
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
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Brain Diseases/surgery
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Craniotomy/adverse effects
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DNA, Bacterial/chemistry/genetics/metabolism
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Female
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Flavobacteriaceae Infections/etiology/microbiology
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Flavobacterium/classification/drug effects/*isolation & purification
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Humans
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Meningitis/*diagnosis/microbiology
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Phylogeny
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Postoperative Complications
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Sequence Analysis, DNA