In order to evaluate the value of vertebral angiography in assessment of hemifacial spasm, we reviewed retrospectively the vertebral angiography of 28 patients(30 cases) with surgically proved hemifacial spasm but normal CT scans of posterior fossa. There were 9 males and 19 females. Angiography revealed vascular focus of hemifacial spasm located at anterior inferior cerebellar artery, posterior inferior cerebellar artery, and vertebral artery in 19, 9, and 2 cases respectively. Right side was involved in 20 cases. All involved vessels were elongated, tortuous, and dilated. In conclusion, vertebral angiography was valuable in evaluating hemifacial spasm of vascular origin in the posterior fossa.
Angiography* ; Arteries ; Female ; Hemifacial Spasm* ; Humans ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Vertebral Artery

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Animals ; Embryonic Structures* ; Freezing* ; Mice*

A hospital-based, matched case-control study was carried out to evaluate the relation ship of various suspected risk factors including snoring and serum level of cholesterol to cerebrovascular disease in Korea. A total of 127 incident cases of cerebrovascular disease(74 cases of cerebral infarction and 53 cases of intracerebral hemorrhage) admitted to the department of neurology in a university hospital from December, 1993 to March, 1995 were compared with 127 matched controls admitted to same hospital in same period. A multivariate analysis suggested that ECG abnormality(left ventricular hypertophy and atrial fibrillation), family history of cerebrovascular disease, fundoscopic abnormality, previous history of transient ischemic attack and hypercholesterolemia were risk factors of cerebrovascular disease. ECG abnormality, fundoscopic abnormality, smoking and hypercholesterolemia were also suggested as risk factors of cerebral infarction.
Case-Control Studies* ; Cerebral Infarction ; Cholesterol ; Electrocardiography ; Humans ; Hypercholesterolemia ; Ischemic Attack, Transient ; Korea ; Multivariate Analysis ; Neurology ; Risk Factors* ; Ships ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Snoring

beta-receptor antagonist as antihypertensive agent has adverse effect such as vasoconstriction, bronchoconstriction and aggravation of atherosclerosis. So beta-receptor antagonist with alpha-receptor blocking property has been studied for avoidance of adverse effects of beta-receptor antagonist. Nipradilol, a new beta-receptor antagonist with alpha-receptor blocking property was administrated in 30 essential hypertensive patients for 10 week in order to evaluate the antihypertensive effects and adverse effects. The results were as follows: 1) Nipradilol was effective in 20 patients(67%) on systolic blood pressure 22 patients (73%) on diastolic blood pressure at the end of 10 weeks treatment. 2)Before medication, mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in sitting position were 160+/-14mmHg and 102+/-18mmHg,and after 10 weeks of medication, mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure were significantly declined to 143+/-22mmHg and 89+/-12mmHg(p<0.001). 3) There was no significant change in pulse rate, from 78+/-12 beats per minute the beginning of the treatment to 75+/-11 beats per minute after 10 week of treatment. 4) There was no significant changes in sodium, potassium, GOT, GPT, bilirubin, alkalin ephosphatase, BUN, creatinine, LDH, CPK and lipid. 5) The adverse effects of nipradilol were bradycardia(7%), dyspnea(3%), chest discomfort(3%) and headache(3%). In summary, nipradilol seemed to be effective antihyertensive drug in treating mild to moderate hypertension.
Atherosclerosis ; Bilirubin ; Blood Pressure ; Bronchoconstriction ; Creatinine ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Potassium ; Sodium ; Thorax ; Vasoconstriction

Common peroneal nerve injury has been reported as the most frequent lower extremity peripheral nerve injury. The peroneal nerve may be particulary prone to direct or indirect injury by penetrating trauma or external compression by it's superficial route to bony prominence of fibular neck. By the development of microsurgical technique, recently epineural repair, fascicular group repair, and interfascicular graft were tried. The authors have experienced five cases microsurgical repair of common peroneal nerve injury around the knee joint from December 1990 to November 1991, and motor and sensory result was relatively good.
Knee Joint ; Lower Extremity ; Neck ; Peripheral Nerve Injuries ; Peroneal Nerve ; Transplants

During the period from 1964 to 1958, chemical analyses of urinary calculi were performed on 88 cases treated in the Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital. The chemical composition of the calculi analysed is recorded in the following table. COMPOSITION NUMBER OF CASES % OF TOTAL Calcium oxalate 27 30.7 Calcium phosphate 25 28.5 Oxalate & phosphate 17 19.3 Uric acid & phosphate 8 9.1 Uric acid & Oxalate 6 6.8 Uric acid 3 3.4 Carbonate 1 1.1 Carbonate & phosphate 1 1.1 Total 88 100
Calcium ; Calcium Oxalate ; Calculi ; Carbon ; Seoul ; Uric Acid ; Urinary Calculi* ; Urology

Fractures of the neck of the femur have always presented great challenges to orthopedic surgeons and still remain as one of the unsolved fracture as far as treatment and results are concerned. With life expectancy increasing with each decade, becoming more and more patients suffering from femoral neck fractures and their sequelae. The objoct of this study is to observe the relationship between the clinical results and the degree of displacement of fracture, degree of osteoporosis and duration between injury and operation in femoral neck fractures treated with multiple pin fixation. The author clinically analyzed 56 patients of the femoral neck fractures treated with closed reduction and multiple Knowles pinning followed by more than 1 year at Korea University Hospital from January 1986 to December 1991. There were 20 male and 36 female. The age of patients were ranged from 32 to 88 years(average:65.1 years) and most commonly occurred in 7th decade (23cases,41%). The most common cause was slip down(44 cases;79%). The most common type of fracture was stage III (48%) following to Gardens classification. The obtained results were as follows; 1. Union occurred in 49 cases(88%). 2. Among fifty-six cases, five cases(9%) of avascular necrosis, two cases(4%) Of non-union, two cases(4%) of malunion and one case of posttraumatic arthritis were occurred. 3. The functional results by Lunceford criteria were excellent in 30 cases(53% ), good in 13 cases(23%), fair in 5 cases(10%) and poor in 8 cases(14%). 4. Unsatisfactory results were noted in Garden stage II or IV, osteoporosis below Singh index 3 and delayed treatment over 1 week. Above results suggest that multiple Knowles pinning in femoral neck fractures offers high union rate and low complication rate, and so is also one of salvaging method of femoral head.
Agriculture ; Arthritis ; Classification ; Clinical Study ; Female ; Femoral Neck Fractures ; Femur ; Femur Neck ; Head ; Humans ; Korea ; Life Expectancy ; Male ; Methods ; Neck ; Necrosis ; Orthopedics ; Osteoporosis ; Surgeons

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Induction Chemotherapy* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

No abstract available.
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease*

No abstract available.
Anemia, Hemolytic* ; Child* ; Humans