No abstract available.
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease*

No abstract available.
Induction Chemotherapy* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

No abstract available.
Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica* ; Epidermolysis Bullosa*

An experimental study was performed to investigate. The subjects drank 0.5g/kg ethanol and performed 7 items of SPES(simple reaction time, color word stress, digit classification, finger tapping speed, numerical ability, symbol digit coding, memory digit span). 20 students of medical college participated in the study during August, 1996. After ethanol intake, performance of 4 items(simple reaction time, digit classification, finger tapping speed, symbol digit coding) significantly showed to be decreased. The function of perception - response speed and steady movement were found to be more sensitive to ethanol than that of short - term memory, numerical ability and specification of color. No significant association were found between smoking, alcohol drinking, BMI(body mass index) and the effects of ethanol on neurobehavioral performance.

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Cyclic GMP* ; Cytomegalovirus* ; Gene Expression* ; Humans*

In a conservative treatment of lumbar disc herniation, authors customarily had included the flexion exercise untill 1991. Thereafter, the extension exercise started to be included for the selected patients and this study was designed to assess the clinical outcome of the extension exercise compared to the flexion exercise in the conservative treatments of lumbar disc herniations. 55 consecutive patients (31 males and 24 females having ages ranging from 19-68 years with a mean of 37.2) were included in this prospective study. Criteria for inclusion in this group were: 1. Contained herniations of a single lumbar disc, documented by CT or MRI; 2. no other concurrent spine pathology; 3. conservative treatments with an uniform program including the extension exercise; 4. follow-up for a minimum of one year. For comparison with this prospective group, another 62 consecutive patients (36 males and 26 females having ages ranging from 17-63 years with a mean of 35.7) were selected who were treated during 1991 with flexion exercise before this study was designed and who were matched with the designed criteria except for the direction of exercise. Apart from the therapeutic exercise, the conservative treatments also included medication, physiotheraphy, epidural injection, and back school in the both groups uniformly. The clinical outcome of the extension exercise group indicated that 28 (50.9%) patients excellent, 23 (41.8%) patients good, three (5.5%) patients fair, and one (1.8%) patient failed outcomes. In the flexion exercise group, there were 23 (37.1%) excellent, 27 (43.5%) good, seven (11.3%) fair, and five (8.1%) failed outcomes. From these results, it would seem to follow that the extension exercise group had superior clinical outcome compared to the flexion exercise, i.e. higher excellent and good outcomes (92.7% vs. 80.6%) and lower poor and failed outcomes (7.3% vs. 19.4%), respectively, Moreover, the excellent outcome in terms of full recovery without any pain and disability was more common in the extension exercise group (50.9% vs. 37.1%). A better clinical outcome was obtained in the extension exercise group of patients who were younger than 40 years and who had a history of three months or less compared with those who were older and had longer history of disease. The sizes of disc protrusion did not affect the clinical outcome. In conclusion, we would recommend that the extension exercise, instead of the flexion exercise, should be included in the conservative treatment of a contained herniation of lumbar disc for a better clinical outcome.
Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Injections, Epidural ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Pathology ; Prospective Studies ; Spine

No Abstract Available.
Arthroplasty* ; Knee*

No abstract available.
Amikacin* ; Cefuroxime* ; Hysterectomy* ; Sodium*

An intracranial aneurysm usually bleeds into the subarachnoid space. In addition, it may also rupture into the subdural space or into the brain, or both. The management mortality rate for ruptured intracranial aneurysm increases in the cases accompanying large intracranial hematoma. Several previous reports have considered the timing of operation for ruptured intracranial aneurysms accompanying large intracranial hematomas in relation to postoperative results. Generally, all patients with large intracranial hematoma should have the hematoma removed promptly even though definitive surgery for the aneurysm is to be delayed. But determination of the optimal time for surgical intervention of ruptured intracranial aneurysm accompanying large intracranial hematoma depends entirely on neurosurgeon's experience and decision. Our three cases of ruptured intracranial aneurysms accompanying large intracranial hematomas are reported and discussed for timing of surgical interventions.
Aneurysm ; Brain ; Hematoma* ; Humans ; Intracranial Aneurysm* ; Mortality ; Rupture ; Subarachnoid Space ; Subdural Space

Authors report a rare case of dumb-bell ganglioneuroma in the neck of a four-year-old child. The mass was in the left anterior neck and grew slowly over several years. Neurological deficits. Cervical spine X-rays showed an enlargement of intervertebral foramens and widening of interpedicular distances at lower cervical level. The surgery was performed at different stages for a total removal of the intra and extraspinal masses.
Child* ; Ganglioneuroma* ; Humans ; Neck* ; Spine