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Adenomyosis* ; Humans ; Uterus*

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Adenomyosis* ; Humans ; Uterus*

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Evoked Potentials, Motor*

A 26-year-old woman presented with skin pigmentation and numbness on the upper arm. More than six café au lait spots over 15 mm diameter could be seen throughout her skin. Neurofibromatosis (NF) type 1 was diagnosed based on genetic study. The brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed Chiari type 1 malformation and syringomyelia was noted in the C2 to T7 level in the spinal MRI. We suggest Chiari malformation and syringomyelia could be a rare manifestation in a patient with NF type 1.

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Mesenteric Artery, Superior

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Creatine Kinase ; Hypothyroidism* ; Muscular Diseases

BACKGROUND: It is important to consider leprosy as a cause of peripheral neuropathy, as it is readily treatable. We analyzed clinical and electrodiagnostic characteristics of leprosy patients with peripheral nerve involvement. METHODS: This study was a retrospective analysis of nerve conduction studies (NCS) and the medical records of 10 patients with leprosy were confirmed by a skin or nerve biopsy. NCS using a conventional surface technique were performed in 15 upper extremities and 14 lower extremities. RESULTS: Among ten patients, three patients presented with mononeuropathy, and the others with mononeuropathy multiplex. Five patients had medical histories of leprosy treatment. The patterns of peripheral neuropathies were mononeuropathy multiplex except for one who had an ulnar mononeuropathy. On motor NCS, low or absent CMAPs were most common abnormalities followed by slow conduction velocity and prolonged terminal latency. Sensory NCS also showed changes of amplitudes rather than in conduction velocity. The conduction block of CMAPs with or without dispersion were observed in 5 patients usually on the ulnar nerve at the forearm. CONCLUSIONS: In most instances, leprous patients with neuropathy presented with mononeuropathy multiplex affecting the sensory and motor nerves. NCS showed more likely axonal than demyelinating changes, but the conduction blocks were also found frequently at the forearms.
Axons ; Biopsy ; Forearm ; Humans ; Leprosy ; Lower Extremity ; Medical Records ; Mononeuropathies ; Neural Conduction ; Peripheral Nerves ; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases ; Retrospective Studies ; Skin ; Ulnar Nerve ; Upper Extremity

Recently, the detection of traumatic intracerebral hematoma has been greatly expedited by the advent of computed tomography. However, traumatic basal ganglia hemorrhage(TBGH) in child have remained rare. The authors obtained following results with analysis of clinical features and outcome in 8 cases of child's TBGH who had been treated at the department of neurosurgery, chonnam university hospital from January 1984 to December 1986. 1) Age distribution was ranged from 3 to 9 years with an average age 5.1 years and 5 were males and 3 were females. 2) Blow of site of the head were right frontal 3, left frontal 3, right parietal 1 and right temporal 1. However, hematoma in the basal ganglia occurred 6 in the left and 2 in the right. 3) On admission, the consciousness level appeared 2 cases in drowsy state(GCS 13), 3 cases in stuporous state(GCS 8,9) and 3 cases in semicomcatose state(GCS 5,7). 4) CT findings of TBGH were classified into 3 types; Type I; spotty type, Type II; moderate type and Type III : massive type. The number of patients was 4 in type I, 2 in type II and 2 in type III. 5) Neurological examination revealed contralateral hemiparesis to the hematoma in all cases(8), facial nerve palsy in 3 cases, motor aphasia in 4 cases and decerebrate rigidity in 2 cases. 6) Of all cases (8), conservative treatment were done in 5 and surgical treatment in 3. As regards the outcome of all cases (8), showed good recovery in 3, moderate disabilety in 2 and death in 3. It was concluded that the first regimen to be chosen in the management of TBGH in child was medical treatment. The patient of moderately disturbed conseionsness would be successfully managed by conservative treatment. The indication for surgery should be restricted to such cases in which the consciouness status were getting worse in spite of active conservative treatment.
Age Distribution ; Aphasia, Broca ; Basal Ganglia* ; Child ; Consciousness ; Decerebrate State ; Facial Nerve ; Female ; Head ; Hematoma ; Hemorrhage* ; Humans ; Jeollanam-do ; Male ; Neurologic Examination ; Neurosurgery ; Paralysis ; Paresis ; Rabeprazole ; Stupor

PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical features and treatment outcomes of smartphone overusers with acute acquired comitant esotropia. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients ≥ 15 years of age who used a smartphone for > 4 hours a day for > 1 year, and who were diagnosed with acute acquired comitant esotropia from May 2011 to January 2016. We analyzed sex, age at the time of manifestation and duration of esotropia, refractive error, deviated angle at the first and final visits, and the results of refraining from smartphone use, use of the Fresnel prism, and surgery for esotropia. RESULTS: A total of 13 patients were studied, including 8 males and 5 females. The mean age at development of esotropia was 22.7 ± 9.7 years. The mean duration of esotropia before the first visit was 28.0 ± 33.0 months, and the mean follow-up period was 16.4 ± 16.4 months. The mean angle of esotropia was 21.8 ± 7.0 prism diopters (PD) at distance and 22.2 ± 7.9 PD at near. There were eight myopic patients; the other patients were emmetropia. The esotropia of all patients did not improve after refraining from smartphone use. There was no improvement in five patients who were wearing the Fresnel prism for ≥ 4 months. A total of six patients were treated with bilateral medial rectus recession; only one patient remained orthotropic at postoperative 6 months, three patients were undercorrected, and two had a recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Esotropia persisted after refraining from smartphone use or wearing a Fresnel prism in acute acquired comitant esotropia patients who were smartphone overusers, and the surgical prognosis of these patients was relatively poor.
Emmetropia ; Esotropia ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Medical Records ; Prognosis ; Recurrence ; Refractive Errors ; Retrospective Studies ; Smartphone

The Wallenberg's syndrome is produced by infarction of lateral medulla. Isolated ipsilateral axial lateropulsion without other common symptoms of Wallenberg syndrome has rarely been reported as manifestation of lateral medullary infarction. The responsible anatomical structure of ipsilateral axial lateropulsion is still uncertain. We describe a patient with lateral medullary infarction who present with isolated ipsilateral axial lateropulsion without other symptoms of Wallenberg syndrome.
Humans ; Infarction* ; Lateral Medullary Syndrome