The level of vitamin B1 in 20 patients with the mild and typical the "numb-unsteady" syndrome and 20 healthy persons with ages of 20-50 was quantified during 10-12/1999. The participants did use the vitamin B1 within the previous 3 weeks. The level of vitamin B1 was quantified by the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results have shown that the level of blood vitamin B1 in 100% of participants was lower than normal level. Although patients used continuously the vitamin B1 at high dose, the blood vitamin B1 has still lower than normal range and control. The level of vitamin B1, B2 and PP in the diet of both patients and control groups did not meet the wanted level
Thiamine ; Hypesthesia

Morton's neuroma has been treated with resection of the enlarged interdigital nerve by most of surgeons, but the numbness after resection could bother the patients. We reported the experiences of the good results after treatment of Morton's neuroma with the decompression of the interdigital nerve. Three patients, 4 feet were diagnosed to Morton's neuroma and taken the surgery, decompression of the interdigital nerve after the conservative treatments. The decompression can be considered first as another choice of treatment for interdigital neuroma before resection of the nerve.
Decompression ; Foot ; Humans ; Hypesthesia ; Neuroma

Excluding cases of maxillary sinus mucoceles developing 1-2 decades after Caldwell-Luc's operation, the primary mucoceles of the maxillary sinus are very rare and believed to result from chronic obstruction of sinus ostium. Organized hematoma represents a rare benign lesion with locally destructive behavior. After the first case reported in 1996, there have been only a few reports for organized hematoma of the maxillary sinus. To our knowledge, this is the first article describing a maxillary sinus mucocele resulting from obstruction of natural ostium by organized hematoma presenting with unilateral cheek hypesthesia and retro-orbital pain. We present this first case with a review of literature.
Cheek ; Hematoma* ; Hypesthesia ; Maxillary Sinus* ; Mucocele*

OBJECTIVETo observe therapeutic effect of acupuncture on peripheral diabetic neuropathies in the African area.

METHODSFive Shiu points on the four limbs were selected. Jing (well-point) was needled by pricking method for blood letting, and acupuncture was given at points Xing (spring-point), Shu (stream-point), Jing (river-point) and He (sea-point), and after arrival of qi, the needles were retained for 30 min, once every other day, for 2 therapeutic courses.

RESULTSForty-five cases were markedly effective and 68 cases were effective, the total effective rate being 89.68%.

CONCLUSIONAcupuncture has obvious therapeutic effect on diabetic neuropathies in the African area.

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal symptoms, such as pain, numbness, and ganglions on involved joints were common problems in repetitive job workers, who exposed to prolonged, repetitive use of the wrist in factory. This study was performed to compare the degree of musculoskeletal symptoms and prevalence of soft tissue mass (esp. ganglion on wrist) in repetitive job group with those of non-repetitive job group and to evaluate the association of development of ganglion and the duration of wrist use. METHODS: Study subjects were 253 workers who work on a brick manufacturing factory and they were composed of 153 non-repetitive job workers and 100 repetitive job workers. Authors conducted a questionnaire survey among workers in the factory and examined their lesions. RESULTS: There were no significant difference statistically in age, level of education and work duration in both groups. It was statistically significant that the degree of wrist use was more frequent in repetitive job group than in non-repetitive job group(P<0.01). Musculoskeletal symptoms, such as pain and numbness on affected joints were more common in repetitive job group than in non-repetitive job group. Affected side was bilateral in three joints and right only in two joints(P<0.01, P<0.05). The prevalence of ganglions in repetitive job group(6 subjects, 6.0%) was much higher statistically than that in the non-repetitive job group(2 subjects, 1.3%). In a comparison of two groups according to the existence of ganglions, no stasistically significant differences were found in age, level of education and work duration. However, duration of wrist use was statistically significant relation with development of wrist ganglions(P<0.05). The 8 subjects with ganglion on wrist all worked on manufacturing part in the factory. The duration of work ranged from two to fourteen years. The affected sides of ganglions on wrist were right in 3 cases and left in 5 cases. Size of ganglions ranged from 0.5 to 3 cm in diameter. Painful symptom in the ganglion was complained by two cases(25%) among 8 cases. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that prolonged, repetitive activities such as carrying a brick, have a tendency to develop musculoskeletal symptoms and ganglions in the workers. Because high prevalence of ganglions in this factory seems to be an important occupational problem among repetitive job workers, further studies on the factors contributing to development of ganglions in this factory are needed.
Education ; Ganglion Cysts* ; Hypesthesia ; Joints ; Prevalence ; Wrist ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Symptomatic Tarlov (perineural cysts) are uncommon. In the following hemodialysis case, cauda equina syndrome was not detected after combined spinal-epidural anesthesia untilthe patient reported a lack of sensation in the perianal area 14 days postoperatively. She had normal motor function of her extremities. A laminectomy and cyst irrigation was performed. After the operation, her sphincter disturbance subsided gradually and her symptoms had disappeared.
Anesthesia ; Delayed Diagnosis ; Humans ; Hypesthesia ; Laminectomy ; Renal Dialysis ; Tarlov Cysts

The sublabial approach for transseptal transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary tumors has been the most popular procedure since Cushing first introduced this technique in early 1900's. In recent years, various modifications for transseptal route and their obvious advantages over the sublabial approach have been reported. Currently, in our institute, the preferred method is the external rhinoplasty approach, suggested by Braint and descried by McCurdy. After experiencing 54 cases since 1995 DEC, we found this technique simple, providing good exposure and short distance for instrumentation, preserving nasal tip projection, avoding postoperative numbness of upper teeth and especially beneficial to revision surgery when septal cartilage has been removed by a previous sublabial approach and to surgery for acromegaly patients.
Acromegaly ; Cartilage ; Humans ; Hypesthesia ; Pituitary Neoplasms* ; Rhinoplasty* ; Tooth

Diaschisis is classically defined as a sudden inhibition of function, produced by an acute focal disturbance in a remote area which is anatomically connected through fiber tracts. Transhemispheric diaschisis can underlie some diffuse symptoms of acute supratentorial stroke such as agitation, confusion, and coma. We experienced a patient with right middle cerebral artery infarction, presenting a quadriparesis and hypoesthesia at sensory level. This case suggests the diaschisis exacerbate the initial focal deficit such as weakness and sensory loss.
Coma ; Dihydroergotamine ; Humans ; Hypesthesia ; Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery* ; Quadriplegia* ; Stroke

PURPOSE: Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKR) requires frame positioning because the treatment target should be as close as possible to the center of the frame. The purpose of this study was to identify the level of pin-fixing (PFP) and removal pain (PRP), and the associated factors with the pain undergoing GKR. METHODS: A total of 116 patients who underwent GKR for their brain tumor were recruited from C University hospital located in H city, J province. The level of pain was measured by the 10 cm VAS. RESULTS: The level of PFP and PRP were 6.36 and 3.26 points, respectively. Step-wise multiple regressions found that the group who have not perceived numbness after applying 5% EMLA cream was the highest associated factor with PFP, following the time from lidocaine injection to pin-fixation, which explained 21% of total variance of the level of PFP. On the other hand, a group who did not perceive numbness after applying 10% lidocaine spray was the highest factor with PRP, among female patients, which explained 27% of total variance of the level of PRP. CONCLUSION: Both of PFP and PRP of the stereotactic frame were moderate so that nurses should consider diverse strategies to reduce pain among patients undergoing gamma knife radiosurgery.
Brain Neoplasms ; Female ; Hand ; Humans ; Hypesthesia ; Lidocaine ; Precipitating Factors ; Radiosurgery*

The possible causes of Brown-Sequard Syndrome (BSS) have been frequently observed with spinal trauma and extramedullary spinal tumors, but the cervical disc herniation to cause BSS is rare. The authors present five cases of patients who were diagnosed with BSS resulting from cervical disc herniation, and the results of the literature in view of their distinctive symptoms and clinical outcomes. Postoperatively, the patients showed complete or almost complete recovery from their motor and sensory deficits. On the basis of our cases, it is important to diagnose it early by cervical magnetic resonance imaging, especially in the absence of the typical symptoms of cervical disc herniation or other obvious etiology of extremity numbness. Immediate surgical treatment is also essential for a favorable functional neurological recovery.
Brown-Sequard Syndrome ; Extremities ; Humans ; Hypesthesia ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging