No abstract available.
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations* ; Risk Factors*

No abstract available.
Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic*

The VATER syndrome is a group of congenital anomalies with a nonrandom tendency for concurrence. Defects include vertebral, anorectal malformation, tracheoesophageal fisutla with esophageal atresia, radial-limb, vascular, and renal abnormalities. The critical period of organogenesis is at or before the sixth or seventh week of gestation. We experienced one case of VATER syndrome in a 1 day old male neonate having vertebral anomalies, esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula to the distal esophageal segment, imperforated anus, left renal dysplasia with hydronephrosis of the right kidney and both hydroureter, patent ductus arteriosus. We report a case of VATER syndrome with brief review of related literature.
Anal Canal ; Critical Period (Psychology) ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; Esophageal Atresia ; Humans ; Hydronephrosis ; Infant, Newborn ; Kidney ; Male ; Organogenesis ; Pregnancy ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula

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Extremities* ; Osteogenesis* ; Ultrasonography*

OBJECTIVE: Cranial nerve dysfunction is common after endovascular treatment of a cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula and sometimes this symptom persists. We reviewed the treatment outcomes of the patients with cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula and who were treated with endovascular technique, and we analyzed the characteristics of those patients who had cranial nerve palsy after treatment. METHODS: Between May 2003 and July 2010, 25 patients were treated by an endovascular technique at our institution. Their medical records were reviewed and we analyzed their data, including the clinical presentation, the neurological deficits, the radiographic features and the treatment outcomes. RESULTS: In our series, a total of 25 patients (28 cases) received endovascular treatment. There were four male patients and twenty one female patients with an age range of 26-78 years (mean age : 57.4 years). Complete occlusion was observed in nineteen cases (67.9%) and 5 cases (17.9%) showed near complete occlusion. Additional procedures were required for four cases with fistulas that were partially occluded by previous treatment. Twenty four patients (96%) showed improved symptoms during the follow up and only one patient suffered from persistent symptoms. Procedure-related complications were observed in 2 cases. New cranial nerve palsy was observed in four patients (16%) and two patients experienced aggravation of their existing cranial nerve palsy. One of them had persistent deficits at the final follow up. CONCLUSION: Sufficient occlusion and avoidance of over-compaction of coils are important to prevent cranial nerve palsy when performing endovascular treatment of cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Cavernous Sinus ; Caves ; Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations ; Cranial Nerve Diseases ; Cranial Nerves ; Endovascular Procedures ; Female ; Fistula ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Medical Records ; Retrospective Studies

No abstract available.
Nail-Patella Syndrome*

The objective of this study was to determine the overall conditions related to family meals-including perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors-among elementary school children. The data were collected from 464 male and female students attending elementary schools in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do in December 2006 to February 2007, using self-administered questionnaires. The results were as follows: 77.7% of the students regarded family meals as meals eaten with all family members living together in a household. With regard to the frequency of family meals, 40.9% of the students reported that they ate with their family 'more than once per day'. 74.7% of the students reported that they enjoyed family meals because mealtime is a time to talk with other family members. When the degree of satisfaction with life was evaluated using a Likert scale (strongly satisfied-5 points, strongly unsatisfied-1 point), the results showed a significantly higher level of satisfaction with their daily lives, health, nutritious conditions, and family care. Students had more positive psychological feelings as the frequency of family meals increases. Likewise, the groups who frequently ate family meals scored higher in positive attitudes and behaviors toward family meals, thereby implying that the consumption of family meals is associated with the promotion of familial relationships, psychological stability, and positive thinking in children. These findings indicate that attention should be directed toward increasing the frequency of family meals and creating a positive family meal environment.
Child ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Meals ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Thinking

The objective of this study was to determine the overall conditions related to family meals-including perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors-among elementary school children. The data were collected from 464 male and female students attending elementary schools in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do in December 2006 to February 2007, using self-administered questionnaires. The results were as follows: 77.7% of the students regarded family meals as meals eaten with all family members living together in a household. With regard to the frequency of family meals, 40.9% of the students reported that they ate with their family 'more than once per day'. 74.7% of the students reported that they enjoyed family meals because mealtime is a time to talk with other family members. When the degree of satisfaction with life was evaluated using a Likert scale (strongly satisfied-5 points, strongly unsatisfied-1 point), the results showed a significantly higher level of satisfaction with their daily lives, health, nutritious conditions, and family care. Students had more positive psychological feelings as the frequency of family meals increases. Likewise, the groups who frequently ate family meals scored higher in positive attitudes and behaviors toward family meals, thereby implying that the consumption of family meals is associated with the promotion of familial relationships, psychological stability, and positive thinking in children. These findings indicate that attention should be directed toward increasing the frequency of family meals and creating a positive family meal environment.
Child ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Meals ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Thinking

Vertebrobasilar insufficiency can be caused by proximal vertebral artery (VA) occlusion. Performing endovascular recanalization for treating VA occlusion has high procedural risks, including vessel perforation. In contrast, surgical revascularization of the distal extracranial VA had been used for many decades to treat proximal VA occlusion or stenosis, and its safety and satisfactory long-term outcome are well established. We report here on a case of successful surgical revascularization by performing occipital artery to distal extracranial VA bypass for bilateral proximal VA occlusion and we discuss its potential role for the treatment of medical refractory recurrent ischemia in the vertebrobasilar territory
Arteries ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Glycosaminoglycans ; Ischemia ; Vertebral Artery ; Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency

Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis(NEH) is a self-limited inflammatory dermatosis primarily induced by chemotherapeutic agents. The pathogenesis and possible cause of NEH remain unknown. NEH may represent as a reaction pattern to chemotherapeutic agents or bacterial infection. Also it is developed on palmoplantar areas in healthy children or young adults. In some cases it is developed as a paraneoplastic phenomenon. We report a case of neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis that developed in a patient suffering from aplastic anemia after or during treatment with cyclosporine, oxymetholone and folic acid.
Anemia, Aplastic ; Bacterial Infections ; Child ; Cyclosporine ; Folic Acid ; Hidradenitis* ; Humans ; Neutrophils* ; Oxymetholone ; Skin Diseases ; Young Adult