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Fingers* ; Nasal Bone*

BACKGROUND: The differentiation between hemorrhagic(HS) and norhemorrhagic(NHS) stroke is the most important first step in the management of acute stroke because clinical management of the two disorders differs substantially. Neuroimaging studies are useful in diagnosing and distinctioning between HS and NHS. The use of clinical variables, such as Siriraj stroke scores(SSS), has led to good sensitivity, specificity and predictive values. The aim of our study was to evaluate the use of the SSS in the Korean population and assess whether it could aid to expedite treatment decisions. METHODS: We reviewed 111 cases of stroke patients admitted to our hospital via the emergency department over a 6 months period from July to December 1998. Levels of consciousness, vomiting, headache, and atheroma markers used in the SSS were applied to these patients who met the criteria for a stroke. RESULTS: Of the 111 patients, the SSS classified 83 with sensitivities of 81.1%(NHS) and 73.3%(HS) and positive predictive values of 84.3% and 68.8%, respectively. The overall accuracy rate was 78.3%. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the SSS is not reliable in distinguishing stroke types in the Korean population. Definite neuroimaging studies are needed prior to thrombolytic therapy.
Consciousness ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Headache ; Humans ; Neuroimaging ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Stroke* ; Thrombolytic Therapy ; Vomiting

BACKGROUND: Incidence of traumatic hip dislocation have ween increased with development of transportation. Traumatic hip dislocation demands early recognition as an emergency and prompt reduction. So we designed this study to determine what kinds of factors affect the prognosis of the patient. METHODS: Eighty five patients who admitted emergency department of our hospital with the traumatic hip dislocation were enrolled in this study. Cause of injury, type of dislocation, method of reduction, the time from dislocation to reduction, age, gender and associated patellar injury were evaluated by retrospective chart reviews. RESULTS: Average age of excellent and good group(E&G) is 28+/-17.8 and fair and poor group(F&P) is 39+/-18.6, so the older the age the more poor prognosis(P<0.05). The time to take reduction of E&G group is 18+/-8.2 hours and F&P group is 25+/-12.6 hours, so the faster the better prognosis(P<0.05). We classify the type of hip dislocation by Thompson and Epstein method, type I to type V. The prognosis of type I is better than type V(P<0.05). Fifty five case were associated with patellar injury and they had poor prognosis than the other cases that were not associated with knee joint injury. CONCLUSION: In traumatic dislocated hip patients, the prognosis was poor in old age, delay in reduction, higher type of dislocation and associated with knee joint injury.
Dislocations ; Emergencies ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Hip Dislocation* ; Hip* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Knee Joint ; Prognosis* ; Retrospective Studies ; Transportation

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BACKGROUND: Surgical correction of the full spectrum of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula has improved over the years, but the mortality and morbidity assoiated with repair of these anomalies still remains high. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We retrospectively analyzes 27 surgically treated patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula at Dong-A University Hospital between January 1992 and March 1997. RESULT: There were 21 male and 6 female patients. Mean birth weight was 2.62+/-.385 kg(2.0~3.4 kg). Twenty- four(88.9%) had esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula, and 3(11.1%) had pure esophageal atresia. Four(14.8%) infants were allocated to Waterston risk group A, 18(66.7%) to group B, and 5(18.5%) to group C. In eighteen(66.7%) infants with associated anomalies, cardiovascular anomalies were the most common. Three had a gap length of 3.5 cm or greater(ultra-long gap) between esophageal segments, 7 had 2.0 to 3.5 cm(long gap), 8 had 1.0 to 2.0 cm(medium gap), and 9 had 1 cm or less(short gap) gap length. Among 27 neonates, 3 cases underwent staged operation, late colon interposition was done in 2, and all other 24 cases underwent primary esophageal anastomosis. Oerative mortality was 2/27(7.4%). Causes of death included acute renal failure(n=1), empyema from anastomotic leak(n=1), necrotizing enterocolitis(n=1), sepsis(n=1), insulin-dependent diabetus mellitus(n=1 . There were 4 anastomosis- related complications including stricture in 3, leakage in 1. Mortality was related to the gap length(p<.05). CONCLUSION: Although the complication rate associated with surgical repair of these anomalies is high, this does not always implicate the operative mortality. The overall survival can be improved by effective treatment for combined anomalies and intensive postoperatve care.
Birth Weight ; Cause of Death ; Colon ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Empyema ; Esophageal Atresia* ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Mortality ; Retrospective Studies ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis is a very rare skin disease which usually is present from birth. This uncommon condition is due to collections of ectopic. fat cells within the upper and mid dermis. There are two clinical varieties. The first is a lesion of zonal distribution, present from birth or childhood, usualIy on the buttocks or the lower back. The second form, a dome or sessile, papule, begins. in adult life and is less restricted in distribution. Cerebriform plaques tend to form from the coalescence of soft, yellowish papules. The authors observed two cases of typical nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis. The first case is a 25-year-old female who has had asymptomatic, soft, skin colored, and huge confluent nodules on the right infragluteal fold and upper thigh for 15 years; and the second case is a 15-year-old male who has had multiple, skin colored and soft papules or nodules in zosteriform distribution affecting the right side of the lower back and coccygeal area and right buttock for 4 years. The authors made the diagnosis of nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis from the characteristic clinical and histopathological findings.
Adipocytes ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Buttocks ; Dermis ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Fluconazole ; Humans ; Male ; Nevus* ; Parturition ; Skin ; Skin Diseases ; Thigh

Bilateral coronary artery fistula is very uncommon congenital anomaly which occupy small percentage of all congenital coronary artery fistula. About 20% of the cases associated with additional congenital heart disease. And it may cause congestive heart failure, especially severely in neonate. We experienced a case of neonate who was 1 day-old-male with bilateral coronary artery-right ventricular fistula associated with atrial septal defect and congestive heart failure. The Patient was admitted because dyspnea, cyanosis since birth. 2D ecgicardiogram and cardiac catheterization revealed that a fistulous communicating ; forming a large aneurysm, was noted from bilateral coronary artery emptied into the right ventricle, and there was oxygen step-up in right ventricle.
Aneurysm ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Coronary Vessels ; Cyanosis ; Dyspnea ; Fistula* ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Heart Failure ; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial* ; Heart Ventricles ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Oxygen ; Parturition

We analyzed the mRNA expression patterns of major potassium channel genes to determine the mechanism of hypokalemia in familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis. We used quantitative RT-PCR to examine the mRNA levels of both inward (KCNJ2, KCNJ6, and KCNJ14) and delayed rectifi er (KCNQ1 and KCNA2) potassium channel genes in skeletal muscle cells from both normal and patient groups, prior to and after exposure to 4 mM and 50 mM potassium buffers. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed no changes in the mRNA levels of these genes in normal and patient cells on exposure to 4 mM potassium buffer. However, after exposure to 50 mM potassium buffer, which was used to induce depolarization, normal cells showed a signifi cant decrease in KCNJ2, KCNJ6, and KCNJ14 expression, but no change in KCNQ1 and KCNA2 expression. In contrast, patient cells showed no change in KCNJ2 and KCNJ6 expression, but an increase in KCNJ14 expression. Furthermore, KCNQ1 and KCNA2 showed decreased expression. We found that the expression levels of both inward and delayed rectifi er potassium channel genes in patient cells differ from those in normal cells. Altered potassium channel gene expression in patient cells may suggest a possible mechanism for hypokalemia in familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis.

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Trichomonas*