No abstract available.
Korea*

PURPOSE: Prostaglandins(PGs) are known to produce a remarkably broad spectrum of effects that embraces practically every biological function, and has a particular physiological role in the central nervous system. Significant increases of PGs levels are seen in certain diseases, such as febrile infection, stroke, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Prostaglandin is also increased in a response to rising body temperature, and prostaglandin E-2(PGE-2) in lumber cerebrospinal fluid is also increased in febrile convulsion. Intracerebroventricular injection of PGE produces a rise in body temperature and also antagonizes convulsions induced by pentylenetetrazole, penicillin, electric shock. Therefore we studied PGE-2 levels in cerebrospinal fluid of afebrile children, children with febrile convulsion, and febrile children without convulsion. METHODS: The subjects comprised 57 cases with febrile convulsion, 24 cases of afebrile diseases and 9 febrile children without convulsion. All patients were undergoing lumbar puncture and PGE-2 levels in CSF were determined by highly specific radio-immunoassay(Prostaglandin E2 [125I] assay system, Biotra Assays, Amersham Inc.). RESULTS: 1) The CSF PGE-2 levels were significantly higher in children with febrile convulsion(147.3+/-79.3pg/ml) than those in febrile children without convulsion(72.4+/-75.4pg/ml) and afebrile children(19.2+/-28.4pg/ml)(p<0.05). 2) There were no statistical significances of the CSF PGE-2 levels between age and fever in both groups. 3) The CSF PGE-2 levels within 4 hours(176.5+/-65.7pg/m1) after convulsions were significantly higher than those 4 hours after convulsion(93.3+/-74.9pg/ml). CONCLUSION: The CSF PGE-2 levels were significantly higher in children with febrile convulsion than those in febrile children without convulsion and those in afebrile child ran. The CSF PGE-2 levels within 4 hours after convulsion were significantly higher than those 4 hours after convulsion.
Body Temperature ; Central Nervous System ; Cerebrospinal Fluid* ; Child* ; Epilepsy ; Fever ; Humans ; Penicillins ; Pentylenetetrazole ; Prostaglandins E ; Prostaglandins I ; Schizophrenia ; Seizures ; Seizures, Febrile* ; Shock ; Spinal Puncture ; Stroke

Pseudoaneurysm is uncommon but a life threatening complication of chronic pancreatitis. Angiography has been the standard definitive imaging modality in the diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm. However, over the past 5 years duplux US and Dynamic CT have been proven to be valuable. The authors report a case of gastroduodenal pseudoaneurysm in chronic pancreatitis, which could be diagnosed by duplux US and Dynamic CT. Furthermore this case proved to be a pseudocyst which converted into a pseudoaneurysm by vessel rupture.
Aneurysm, False* ; Angiography ; Arteries* ; Diagnosis* ; Pancreatitis, Chronic* ; Rupture

No abstract available.
Child* ; Epilepsy* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; Female ; Humans

No abstract available.
Bone Cysts* ; Methylprednisolone*

The congenital radio-ulnar synostosis is a rare malformation which often completely perevents pronation and supination of the forearm. Recently, this disese has no good result by treatment including various operative techniques. The authors have experience a case of the congenital radio-ulnar synostosis, which was corrected by modified Green method and satisfactory result was obtained.
Forearm ; Methods ; Pronation ; Supination ; Synostosis

Rigid posterior fixation of the atlas to the third and fourth cervical spine was achieved in a patient in whom axis pedicle fracture and dislocation of axis on the third cervical spine. Althouth there was no evidence of neurologic disorder, marked instability of axis on the third cervical spine should inevitably be fused in any procedures. An anatomically contoured loop was secured to the posterior arch of the atlas and the laminae of the third and the fourth cervical spine by sublaminar wirings. The technique has the advantage over bone graft, either alone or with cement, in that it affords rigid stabilization, allows early mobilization and some flexion movement of atlanto-occipital joint.
Atlanto-Occipital Joint ; Dislocations ; Early Ambulation ; Humans ; Nervous System Diseases ; Spine ; Spondylolisthesis ; Transplants

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Heart Valve Prosthesis* ; Heart Valves*