BACKGROUND: Although adults in 30s and 40s are at risk for hypertension management due to low rates of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, there has been a lack of study on hypertension management for this population. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine blood pressure screening and other associated factors with hypertension management in terms of awareness, control, and treatment. METHODS: Secondary data analysis was performed on the data from the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2007-2009. To examine whether blood pressure screening affects hypertension management in 929 subjects aged 30s and 40s with hypertension. Other factors, such as socio-demographics, health status, and health behaviors, were also included for data analysis. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis were carried out using SAS 9.1. RESULTS: Hypertension awareness rates were high in those who had diabetes mellitus (odds ratio [OR] 2.23; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27-3.90), self-rated their health status as poor (OR 2.89; 95% CI 1.82-4.58), and received a blood pressure check up (OR 5.96; 95% CI 2.90-12.25). Hypertension treatment rates were high in women (OR 2.50; 95% CI 1.47-4.27), and high in those who had diabetes mellitus (OR 2.59; 95% CI 1.49-4.47), self-rated their health status as poor (OR 2.53; 95% CI 1.54-4.14), self-reported as past smoker (OR 2.01; 95% CI 1.22-3.29), and received a blood pressure check up (OR 12.64; 95% CI 4.87-32.77). Hypertension control rates were high in women (OR 2.47; 95% CI 1.29-4.72), and high in those who self-reported as past smoker (OR 2.46; 95% CI 1.35-4.50), and received a blood pressure check up (OR 9.24; 95% CI 3.15-27.15). CONCLUSIONS: For effective hypertension management in 30s and 40s, we should encourage this population to have a regular blood pressure screening.
Adult ; Aged ; Blood Pressure ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Female ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Korea ; Logistic Models ; Mass Screening ; Nutrition Surveys ; Phenothiazines ; Statistics as Topic

The diagnosis of sellar and parasellar tumors have been thought as relatively easy with detailed clinical history, neurologic findings, hormonal and radiologic studies, because of their characteristic neurologic features and specific endocrine disturbances. But sometimes location, nature, size and shape of the tumors and their relationship to adjacent tissues make it difficult to be determined even with various diagnostic aids. We have experienced 89 cases of sellar and parasellar tumors, excluding aneurysm and inflammatory lesions, during the last 16 years from August, 1958 to July, 1974 at the Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital. Among them we have studied 54 pathologically verified cases for various diagnostic studies. The results were as follows. 1. Detailed clinical history, hormonal studies and neurologic findings were fundamental in the diagnosis. 2. Simple skull x-rays were valuable to differentiate sellar and parasellar tumors and size. Shape and calcification of sella turcica were also valuable in differential diagnosis. Double floor shadow of sella turcica on exact simple lateral skull x-ray was very important to locate the tumor. 3. Bilateral carotid angiography and retrograde brachial angiography were important to differentiate the lesion, evaluate the size, extent and nature of sellar and parasellar tumors. The findings of terminal basilar artery were more important. 4. Air studies were valuable to know the extent of tumor and conray ventriculography was much valuable in differential diagnosis especially for obstructive hydrocephalic cases.
Aneurysm ; Angiography ; Basilar Artery ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Neurosurgery ; Sella Turcica ; Seoul ; Skull

Fibrous dysplasia infrequently involves the cranium with wide range of variety. Recently, we have expierenced a case of diffuse sclerotic type of fibrous dysplasia which involves frontal and sphenoid bone with vault deformity. Furthermore, we stressed the diagnostic procedures such as carotid angiography, orbital venoraphy & C-T scan, are valuable in recognization of the extent of involvement and in differential diagnosis.
Angiography ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Orbit ; Skull* ; Sphenoid Bone

A case of cystic neurilemmoma of cauda equina similar to ruptured lumbar disc herniation was brought to our attention. The patient, because of pain in lower back and in both legs, underwent acupuncture and herbal treatment without obtaining any result. In March 79, Lumbar myelography revealed meniscus sign at the level of the lower margin of L-4 body and thus total laminectomy was performed on the patient to remove the tumor. After the operation, the patient showed quick recovery.
Acupuncture ; Cauda Equina* ; Humans ; Laminectomy ; Leg ; Myelography ; Neurilemmoma*

In order to study effect of corpus callosotomy for epileptic lesions located at sensory-motor cortex/cortices, changes in amplitude, frequency of background activity and frequency of abnormal discharges of postcallosotomy electroenencephalography(EEG) recordings were observed in the crystal penicillin induced epileptic models of rats. In control group of 10 rats, simple right(craniotomy was) done and needle electrodes were bilaterally inserted into parietal and occipital scalp, connected to EEG recording system. Experimentally induced epileptic group was obtained by instillation of 1-2 drops of crystal penicillin solution(800,000 IU/ml) at right parietal area(20 rats). Postcallosotomy group was consisted of the animals streotactically performed callosotomy with blunt ended stainless steel, sized 3 mm, width and 0.5 mm, thickness(20 rats). Preoprative and postoperative EEG recordings were obtained in each animals over 20 minates. The results were as follows; 1) Bialteral synchronous epileptic discharges were shown in experimetally induced epileptic group, which compared to control group. 2) Section of the corpus callosum caused the abolition of bilateral synchronous epileptic discharges, when compared to experimentally induced epileptic group. 3) Frequency of abnormal discharges in the contralteral hemisphere was more decreased than crystal penicillin-instillated lesion in postcallosotomy group. 4) The Background activity of postcallosotomy group was slower than control group. From the results of EEG analysis, corpus callosum might paly a important role in formation of bilateral synchronous discharges and callosotomy was seemed to be an effective method to control crystal penicillin induced epileptic rats, which had epileptic focus in sensory-motor cortex.
Animals ; Corpus Callosum ; Electrodes ; Electroencephalography ; Needles ; Penicillins ; Rabeprazole ; Rats* ; Scalp ; Seizures ; Stainless Steel

The familial occurrence of bilateral acoustic neuroma has rarely been reported in the literatures, and its inheritance is known to be an autosomal dominant trait in association with or without von Recklinghausen's disease. Recently, we experienced an unusual case of bilateral acoustic neuroma, which was familially occurred in mother and her son. A 18-year-old Korean boy was referred to us due to bilateral hearing disturbance and staggering gait of one year duration. There were no stigmata of von Recklinghausen's disease. Neurological examination, simple skull films and vertebral angiograms revealed various evidences of bilateral cerebellopontine angle tumors. At operation, a hen egg-sized firm mass was subtotally removed at the left cerebellopontine angle region and a peanut-sized mass was totally removed at the right cerebellopontine angle region via suboccipital craniectomy. The histological diagnosis was neurofibroma. In family history, 13 years ago his mother was operated on C6-7 neurofibroma at her age of 28 years, and again operated on bilateral acoustic tumors 2 years later. The histological diagnosis was also neurofibroma.
Acoustics* ; Adolescent ; Cerebellopontine Angle ; Christianity ; Diagnosis ; Gait ; Hearing ; Humans ; Male ; Mothers ; Neurofibroma ; Neurofibromatosis 1 ; Neurologic Examination ; Neuroma, Acoustic* ; Skull ; Wills

A 20-year-old male patient was admitted to this hospital because of headache and high fever on October 10, 1974. He has insidiously develope frontal headache and high fever for these 10 days, followed by vomiting, convulsions, aphasia and motor weakness on the left extremities and subsequently fell into semicomatose state. Hemogram showed marked leukocytosis, 22500/mm3, and cerebrospinal fluid cell count revealed increased leukocyte, 1210/mm3. Simple skull Roentgenograms showed no significant abnormalities except for suspicious haziness on the left frontal sinus. Carotid angiogram showed distal shift of the anterior cerebral artery, medial displacement of the middle cerebral artery and small avascular area on the left temporo-parietal area. Brain scan showed high activities on the entire left cereral hemisphere. On October 12, 1974 a large fronto-temporo-parietal osteoplastic craniotomy was done. Yellowith green, foul odored pus gushed out from the subdural space of the entire operating fields. Preteus mirabilis was isolated in pus culture. He was discharged with good recovery two months later.
Anterior Cerebral Artery ; Aphasia ; Brain ; Cell Count ; Cerebrospinal Fluid ; Craniotomy ; Empyema, Subdural* ; Extremities ; Fever ; Frontal Sinus ; Headache ; Humans ; Leukocytes ; Leukocytosis ; Male ; Middle Cerebral Artery ; Mirabilis ; Odors ; Seizures ; Skull ; Subdural Space ; Suppuration ; Vomiting ; Young Adult

After acute interruption of cerebral blood flow, various hemodynamic, morphologic and metabolic changes ensue in the occluded area. Such changes and subsequent brain damage are of great concern in the course of temporary arterial occlusion during aneurysmal surgery. Many experimental studies investigating the processes of cerebral infarction have been done through selective occlusion of intracranial vessels, and it has been known that 4 to 8 minutes interruption of cerebral blood flow results in irreversible brain damage. Cerebral resistance following vascular occlusion may be influenced by collateral circulation, hypothermia and hyperventilation. Recently we experienced two patients with right middle cerebral artery aneurysms, who were operated upon under normothermia, slight hypotension, and hyperventilation using microsurgical technique. The technique of temporary occlusion of middle cerebral artery was applied as an adjunctive method.
Aneurysm ; Brain ; Cerebral Infarction ; Collateral Circulation ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Hyperventilation ; Hypotension ; Hypothermia ; Intracranial Aneurysm* ; Middle Cerebral Artery*

Seventy cases of intracerebral hematomas were analysed, forty-six of spontaneous origin and remainder of traumatic one, which had been experienced in Seoul National University Hospital between March, 1970 and June, 1975. The results were as follows: A. Among forth-six cases of spontaneous intracerebral hematomas, twenty-six cases(52%) were primary intracerebral hematomas, normotensive or hypertensive, seven aneurismal ruptures(15%), seven arteriovenous malformations(15%), two cerebral rete mirabilies, one tumor bleeding, one leukemia, one idiopathic thrombocytopenic and one due to other blood dyscrasia. 1. Among twenty-six cases of primary intracerebral hematomas, angiography was performed in all and fourteen cases were operated. The sites of hemorrhage were as follows: a. Putaminal hemorrhage:17 cases(65%)(two cases associated with intraventricular hematoma). b. Thalamic hemorrhage:5 cases(19%)(two cases associated with intraventricular hematoma). c. Subcortical hemorrhage:4 cases(16%). 2. Overall mortality among twenty-six cases was forty-six per cent;operative mortality was forty-three per cent, and non-operative, fifty per cent. 3. Age, mode of onset, level of consciousness at the time of surgery and the site of hematoma were all important factors for surgical result. Surgical intervention seemed to be most favorable in patients who had verbal communication with subcortical or localized putaminal hematoma. 4. Normotensive group was worse than hypertensive one with conservative treatment, but the former was more benefited than the latter with surgery. 5. Intracerebral hematomas due to aneurismal rupture, arteriovenous malformation and others were also influenced with above mentioned factors, but the nature of underlined disease was of prime importance. B. Among twenty-four operated cases of traumatic intracerebral hematomas: 1. Five cases(21%) showed classical lucid interval with variable duration from thirty minutes to forty-eight hours. 2. Temporal lobe was most frequently involved(63%). 3. Lateral blow was predominant than axial low, and contrecoup than coup lesion. 4. Overall mortality was twenty-nine percent. 5. Age, lucid interval, preoperative level of consciousness and associated cerebral contusion or subdural hematoma were important factors for prognosis, but the preoperative level of consciousness was of prime importance.
Angiography ; Arteriovenous Malformations ; Consciousness ; Contusions ; Hematoma* ; Hematoma, Subdural ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Leukemia ; Mirabilis ; Mortality ; Prognosis ; Putaminal Hemorrhage ; Rupture ; Seoul ; Temporal Lobe

This is a report of 23 year old soldier who developed sudden onset of flaccid paraplegia and loss of all sensory modalited below the level of T4. The clinical entities of hematomyelia were sudden onset of pain, repidly developing pyramidal signs and paraplegia. The mainly involving sites of this disease were cervical and thoracic regions. The causative factors were hemorrhagic diasthesis, vascular malformation and inflammatory process as well as trauma and neoplasms affecting the spinal cord. We experienced a case of hematomyelia which did not combine with vascular anomaly, inflammatory process, hemophilia or trauma history.
Hemophilia A ; Humans ; Military Personnel ; Paraplegia ; Spinal Cord ; Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases* ; Vascular Malformations ; Vascular Neoplasms ; Young Adult