The purpose of this paper is to present a form of aphasia test, Modified Western Aphasia Battery (MWAB), which can be a practical method of examing and classifying Korean aphasic patients. This scorable test has five subtests: information, fluency, comprehension, repetition and naming. The authors have examined 11 aphasics and 34 normal control with this test, and report its methods and results.
Aphasia* ; Comprehension ; Humans ; Neuropsychological Tests

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Myasthenia Gravis* ; Thymectomy*

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Pulmonary Atelectasis*

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Humans ; Thoracic Injuries* ; Thoracotomy*

Abducens Nerve Diseases ; Abducens Nerve ; Aneurysm ; Angiography ; Balloon Occlusion ; Carotid Artery, Internal ; Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula ; Cavernous Sinus ; Diagnosis ; Diplopia ; Fistula ; Headache ; Humans ; Lacerations ; Ophthalmoplegia ; Orbit ; Orthognathic Surgery ; Osteotomy ; Skull ; Visual Acuity

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Colonoscopy* ; Humans ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory* ; Peritonitis*

Abscess ; Drainage ; Exophthalmos ; Headache ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Molar ; Orbit ; Periodontal Diseases ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Toothache ; Visual Acuity

Septo-optic dysplasia is an uncommon developmental disorder consisting of septum pellucidum angenesis, optic nerve hypoplasia, congenital nystagmus, seizure and multiple endocrine dysfunction. Clinically mild forms of septo-optic dysplasia and syndrome of absent septum pellucidum are now easily detected by computed tomography. We report two cases of septo-optic dysplasia with consistent radiographic findings with the anomaly.
Nystagmus, Congenital ; Optic Nerve ; Seizures ; Septo-Optic Dysplasia* ; Septum Pellucidum

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the oncologic outcomes of parosteal osteosarcoma (POS) and to ascertain the fates of patients after local recurrence (LR). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed 22 POS patients with an average follow-up of 114 months (range: 36-235 months). Seven of the 22 patients were referred after LR. There were 17 Stage IB and 5 Stage IIB (G2, 2; dedifferentiation, 3). Tumors were located in the femur (11) and in other locations (11). Initial surgical margins were wide in 10, marginal in 5, and intralesional in 7. Correlations between clinico-pathologic variables and LR and clinical courses after LR were evaluated. RESULTS: The 10-year overall survival rate was 85.7%. Three (14%) patients developed distant metastasis and all of them succumbed to the disease. Nine (41%) patients developed LR. Tumor location, resection type, and surgical margin were found to be correlated with LR. At final follow-up, 7 of the 9 patients that experienced local failure achieved no evidence of disease. CONCLUSION: A substantial risk of misdiagnosis exists, especially for POS in other than a femoral location. Recurrent tumor re-excision is possible in most cases; however, patients with an aggressive recurrence pattern deserve special attention.
Diagnostic Errors ; Femur ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Osteosarcoma ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate

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