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Frontal Bone* ; Humans

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the preterm labor & preterm infants care in Kwangju and Chonam. METHODS: A study was conducted for 2,360 newborns who were born at four main hospitals in Kwangju and chonam from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1997. Data were collected by review of hospital records. RESULTS: 1. The survival rate was 6.90% at 23~34 weeks, 38.60% at 27~28weeks and 90.67% after 31wks. 2. The survival rate divided according to birth weight were 8.89% below 1,000gm, 57.14% in 1,001~1,500gm, 86.75% in 1,501~2,000gm and 93.37% over 2,000gm respectively. 3. Clinical causes of neonatal death were RDS(48.84%) hyperbilirubinemia (20.74%), sepsis(11.95%) and pneumonia(9.67%). 4. Incidence of RDS was 23.22% and it's neonatal mortality was 36.28%. CONCLUSION: The survival rate of preterm birth in Kwang-Ju and Chon-nam was still lower than data from advancing countries, and main cause of neonatal death was respiratory distress syndrome.
Birth Weight ; Female ; Gwangju* ; Hospital Records ; Humans ; Hyperbilirubinemia ; Incidence ; Infant ; Infant Mortality ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature* ; Obstetric Labor, Premature ; Pregnancy ; Premature Birth ; Survival Rate

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Cartilage*

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Leiomyoma*

The kidneys play a vital role in the maintenance of normal body fluid volumes and in the composition of the extracellular fluid compartments. There are normally more than 2 million functioning glomeruli that regulate total body water and solute concentrations. As renal failure progresses, there is a decrease in the number of functioning nephrons. Chronic renal failure(CRF) is the consequence of a multitude of diseases that cause permanent destruction of the nephron. Azotemia is an elevation in blood urea nitrogen(BUN) and serum creatinine levels subsequent to a decreased glomerular filtration rate(GFR), which results in uremia. This loss of renal function can cause functional and metabolic abnomalities of body. For this problem, oral & maxillofacial surgeons have demanded to routinely treat patients with CRF. However, there has not been a reported case of orthognathic surgery by bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy(BSSRO) in patients with CRF, which can cause multiple complications in healthy patients. We report developmental mechanism of complication associated with CRF and preop. and postop. care of orthognathic surgery by BSSRO in ClIII patient with severe chronic renal failure.
Azotemia ; Body Fluids ; Body Water ; Creatinine ; Extracellular Fluid ; Filtration ; Humans ; Kidney ; Kidney Failure, Chronic* ; Nephrons ; Orthognathic Surgery ; Renal Insufficiency ; Urea ; Uremia

Anisakiasis is a accidental parasitic infection caused by nematode larvae belonging to the subfamily Anisakinae when a raw or inadequately cooked fish is ingested. The common clinical symptoms are severe colicky abdominal pain or epigastric full sensation, nausea, vomiting and fever, but hematemesis or melena is very rare. We report a case of a 11-year-old female child who developed severe epigastric pain recurrently for 2 months, and recalled that she had eaten the raw flesh of an Astroconger myriaster. Endoscopic examination showed the whitish worm invading the stomach wall. Clinical symptoms disappeared after endoscopic removal. This study may be the first pediatric case of gastric anisakiasis in korea.
Abdominal Pain* ; Anisakiasis* ; Child* ; Female ; Fever ; Hematemesis ; Humans ; Korea ; Larva ; Melena ; Nausea ; Sensation ; Stomach ; Vomiting

The author analyzed 177 consecutive cases of saccular, ruptured intracranial aneurysms admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery in Korea University Hospital during the period from August 1983 to July 1987. the results of analysis were summarized as follows. 1) Mean age of the patients was 50.4 years. 2) Incidence of clinical vasospasm was 27.2%(46/177) and of rebleeding was 10.7%(19/177). 3) Surgery was done for patients which accounts for 57.6% of all patients. Functional recovery was noted in 84 of the these surgically treated patients(84.6%). 4) The prognostic factors are age, hypertension, size of aneurysm, site of aneurysm, preoperative neurological state, vasospasm, hydrocephalus, rebleeding, timing of operation, multiplicity. 5) The mean size of aneurysms was 6.9mm. The direction of aneurysms was variable, but most of them pointed in the direction of blood flow in afferent arteries.
Aneurysm ; Arteries ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Intracranial Aneurysm* ; Korea ; Neurosurgery

The author analyzed 177 consecutive cases of saccular, ruptured intracranial aneurysms admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery in Korea University Hospital during the period from August 1983 to July 1987. the results of analysis were summarized as follows. 1) Mean age of the patients was 50.4 years. 2) Incidence of clinical vasospasm was 27.2%(46/177) and of rebleeding was 10.7%(19/177). 3) Surgery was done for patients which accounts for 57.6% of all patients. Functional recovery was noted in 84 of the these surgically treated patients(84.6%). 4) The prognostic factors are age, hypertension, size of aneurysm, site of aneurysm, preoperative neurological state, vasospasm, hydrocephalus, rebleeding, timing of operation, multiplicity. 5) The mean size of aneurysms was 6.9mm. The direction of aneurysms was variable, but most of them pointed in the direction of blood flow in afferent arteries.
Aneurysm ; Arteries ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Intracranial Aneurysm* ; Korea ; Neurosurgery

The clinical trial was carried out with Bunazosin in 31 patients with essential hypertension. The results were as follows : 1) Before and after 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks of medications, the overall average systolic and distolic blood pressure were 166.5+/-21.8/105.7+/-10.6, 152.7+/-17.2/99.8+/-11.1, 149.5+/-18.1/98.4+/-11.7, 148.5+/-16.9/97.3+/-11.3, 148.5+/-16.7/95.6+/-10.9 and 144.0+/-14.9/94.2+/-11.1mmHg. As a result, blood pressure significantly fell within 1week of medication, and marked and moderate degree of hypetensive effect was observed within 8weeks og medication in 45% of all cases. 2) Before and after 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8weeks of medication, the overall average heart rates were 79.7+/-10.1, 78.3+/-9.1, 79.4+/-7.4, 80.8+/-8.3, 79.2+/-8.9 and 80.1+/-8.3 beats/minute. There were no significant change in heart rates before and after medication. 3) There were no significant changes in values of complete blood counts, GOT, GDT, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine and total cholesterol before and after medication. On the basis of these results, we observed that Bunazosin was effective hypertensive drug.
Blood Cell Count ; Blood Pressure ; Blood Urea Nitrogen ; Cholesterol ; Creatinine ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hypertension

Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been studied as a tool to stimulate the functional recovery of neurons after stroke. Although this device has recently begun to be utilized for providing neuroprotection in stroke, research on its application conditions is lacking. This study aimed to examine the effects of various tDCS application conditions on cerebral ischemia. Ischemia was induced for 5 min in a gerbil model. The application of tDCS comprised a 20 min stimulation—20 min rest—20 min stimulation protocol, which was implemented simultaneously with the induction of cerebral ischemia. Application time of the tDCS effect on ischemia was confirmed by sampling brain tissues after stimulation using 0.2 mA tDCS at 0, 5, 10 and 60 min after ischemia. Results: Persistence of the tDCS effect on ischemia was confirmed by sampling brain tissues 5, 7, and 10 days post stimulation, with 0.2 mA tDCS after ischemia. Furthermore, the tissues were stained with cresyl violet and Fluoro-Jade C so as to determine the reduction in neuronal death under all application conditions. Conclusions The application of tDCS can be used as a useful intervention for acute phase stroke due to its sustained neuroprotective effect.