No abstract available.
Gait* ; Paraparesis*

In an effort to find more comprehensive and general diagnosis of erectile failure, we already have analysed 90 cases and reported the results. After that we added 199 more cases and performed a computer based analysis of total 289 cases in the dynamic changes of penile blood flow during natural physiologic erection after exposure to the audiovisual stimulation. The following results were obtained. 1. In normal volunteers, we were able to achieve uniform penogram findings in all cases with T.T.(Transit Time) ranging 1 to 3 minutes(mean 2.17 minutes), the EPT(Erection Persistent Time) over 30 minutes and no fluctuation phenomena after AVS. 2. Erectile failure group.(2.83 cases) (1) Group I.(108 cases; 38.2%). They demonstrated similar penogram features with the normal volunteers but EPT more than 5 minuets(mean 18.26 minutes) at least. most common causes were psychogenic origin(57 cases). (2) Group II.(175 cases ; 61.8%). Patients were showing abnormal penogram findings, and were divided into following 3 types. a) A type-Impossible type(10 cases ; 3.5%). They failed to show more than 2 fold increase in the maximal radioactivity after AVS when compared to the pre-stimuli level(mean 1.83 times). The underlying causes were identified to be arteriogenic and neurogenic. b) B type-Unstable type(124 cases ; 43.8%). They were unable to sustain erection due to fluctuation(mean 1.83 times). The underlying causes were psychogenic, vasculogenic and neurogenic origins. c) C type-Delayed type(41 cases ; 14.5%). They were showing T.T. more than 15 minutes(mean ; 23.71 minutes), and the underlying causes were arteriogenic, psychogenic and neurogenic origins. Based on these results, we have concluded that AVS-Penogram seems to the most appropriate diagnostic method for screening test and follow-up evaluation after vascular surgery. Through more clinical experience and investigation, and more comparison and analysis with other diagnostic methods, it will be a standard diagnostic approach in the future.
Diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Healthy Volunteers ; Humans ; Mass Screening ; Radioactivity

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Subclavian Artery* ; Thoracic Outlet Syndrome* ; Thromboembolism*

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Matrix Metalloproteinase 9

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Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic*

Neurocristopathy is characterized as having a common origin in aberrant neural crest development. Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (Ondine's curse) is characterized by marked depression of respiratory drive during sleep and normal ventilation while awake because of no response to both hypercapnea and hypoxia. The girl was full-term, weighing 3020 grams. The girl had poor respiratory effort at birth, but improved with oxygen supply and stimulation. abdominal distention and calcification were noted. During laparotomy transitional zone was found at distal jejunum; a jejunostomy was constructed. Numerous attempts at extubation failed because of apnea. The results of an apnea work-up, including brain sonography, echocardiogram, were normal. The girl died of sepsis at 37 days of age. para-aortic ganglioneuroblastoma was found on autopsy. We experienced a newborn with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, Hirschsprung's disease and congenital ganglioneuroblastoma representative of neurocristopathy.
Anoxia ; Apnea ; Autopsy ; Brain ; Depression ; Female ; Ganglioneuroblastoma* ; Hirschsprung Disease* ; Humans ; Hypoventilation* ; Infant, Newborn* ; Jejunostomy ; Jejunum ; Laparotomy ; Neural Crest ; Oxygen ; Parturition ; Sepsis ; Ventilation

PURPOSE:To identify the main toxic gas released from salted radish in rice bran(Dan-Mu-Ji) and to introduce the radiological findings of the patient who was exposed to the gas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Chest radiographs and CT scans of one survivor among three men who were exposed to the gas from Dan-Mu-Ji were reviewed. Gas obtained from the closed bottle containing Dan-Mu-Ji was analized by using the gas chromatography. RESULTS: The radiographic examinations of the survivor were suggestive of pulmonary edema with it's rapidly improving consolidations in both lung. The headspace gas within the bottle containing Dan-Mu-Ji was mainly composed with carbon dioxide, ethyl alcohol and hydrogen sulfide, of which hydrogen sulfide was considered the main toxic gas released. CONCLUSION: Under the anaerobic condition, Dan-Mu-Ji released toxic hydrogen sulfide. Inhalation of hydrogen sulfide might produce non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Anoxia* ; Carbon Dioxide ; Chromatography, Gas ; Ethanol ; Humans ; Hydrogen Sulfide ; Inhalation ; Lung ; Male ; Pulmonary Edema ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Raphanus* ; Survivors ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

In order to investigate electrolyte changes in serum and urine diuretic therapy, we studied 98 patients with hypertension not optimally controlled by previous treatment. After we divied the patients into three gorups in randomized trial, group A were given Amiloride 10mg/day, group B were given Dihydrochlorothiazide 50mg/day, group C were given Amiloride 5mg/day combined with Dihydrochlorothiazide 25mg/day for 7 days. Blood pressure and electrolyte changes in serum and urine after diuretic theraphy for 7 days were as follows. 1) Serum sodium concentrations were not significantly changed in all three groups(P>0.05). 2) Serum potassium concentrations were increased in group A and C (P<0.05), but there were no significant changes in group B(P<0.05). 3) Urinary sodium exceretions were increased in all three groups(P<0.05). 4) Urinary potassium excretion were decreased in group A and C (P<0.05), but there were increased in group B (P<0.05). 5) Blood pressure were decreased in all three groups(P<0.05).
Amiloride ; Blood Pressure ; Diuretics* ; Electrolytes* ; Humans ; Hydrochlorothiazide ; Hypertension* ; Potassium ; Sodium