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W. Huang C, N. Chang W, C. Lui C, F. Chen C, H. Lu C, L. Wang Y, Chen C, Y. Juang Y, T. Lin Y, C. Tu M, C. Chang C. Impacts of Hyper-Homocysteinemia and White Matter Hyper-Intensity in Alzheimers Disease Patients with Normal Creatinine: An MRI-Based Study with Longitudinal Follow-up. Curr Alzheimer Res 2010; 7:527-33. [DOI: 10.2174/156720510792231702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2009] [Accepted: 03/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Huang CW, Chang WN, Lui CC, Chen CF, Lu CH, Wang YL, Chen C, Juang YY, Lin YT, Tu MC, Chang CC. Impacts of Hyper-Homocysteinemia and White Matter Hyper-Intensity in Alzheimer's Disease Patients with Normal Creatinine: An MRI-Based Study with Longitudinal Follow-up. Curr Alzheimer Res 2010. [DOI: 10.2174/1567205019999990001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Other than from the thalamus and sensory cortex, episodic pain is an extremely rare neurological manifestation in the central compartment. This study reports a middle-aged man who experienced an acute onset of episodic oscillatory burning pain restricted to the cheiro-oral region, who was found to have a singular infarct at the left tegmental pons. A close relationship between his pain attack and an elevation of arterial blood pressure was clearly observed. Blood adenohypophyseal hormones and electroencephalogram did not reveal an abnormality in the ictus. Neuroimaging and clinical studies did not support involvement of the thalamus, periaqueductal gray matter, hypothalamus or regional structure. Therefore, episodic pain may be an isolated manifestation with a pontine lesion. A relapsing expansion of focal cerebral oedema with fluid retention may have corresponded to the oscillation of his sensory deficit. This accumulating, devastating calamity by a repetitive and paroxysmal offense after a blood-brain barrier breakdown should be cautiously reviewed.
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- W H Chen
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, PR China
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Chang CC, Chang YY, Chang WN, Lee YC, Wang YL, Lui CC, Huang CW, Liu WL. Cognitive deficits in multiple system atrophy correlate with frontal atrophy and disease duration. Eur J Neurol 2009; 16:1144-50. [PMID: 19486137 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02661.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Dementia remains an exclusion criterion in diagnosing multiple system atrophy (MSA). This study aimed to determine the cognitive changes and brain atrophy patterns in the Parkinsonian (MSA-P) and cerebellar (MSA-C) variants of MSA. METHODS Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and neuro-psychological tests were applied to 10 MSA-C and 13 MSA-P patients, and compared to 37 age-matched controls. Correlation analyses were performed between cognitive test results and morphometric data extracted from the VBM data. RESULTS In neuro-psychological testing, the 23 MSA patients scored lower in the Stroop interference test and took longer in the trail-making test as compared with the controls, whereas MSA-C performed worse than MSA-P in the memory scores, Stroop test, and time to complete the trail-making test. MSA, as a group, showed atrophy in the cerebellum, insular cortex, fusiform gyrus, inferior orbito-frontal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, and caudate nucleus. Memory scores correlated well with pre-frontal lobe atrophy but not in the insular area. CONCLUSION In conclusion, although dementia is not a typical presenting feature of MSA and is regarded as a sub-cortical movement disorder, frontal atrophy, cognitive changes, and dementia are identifiable as MSA progresses.
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- C C Chang
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Chen CF, Lee YC, Lui CC, Lee RJ. Posterior pericallosal lipoma extending through the interhemispheric fissure into the scalp via the anterior fontanelle. Neuroradiology 2004; 46:692-5. [PMID: 15235757 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-003-1027-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We report an unusual pericallosal lipoma presenting as scalp mass at birth. The patient had no obvious neurological deficit, but CT and MRI revealed a striking lipoma extending extracranially into the scalp from the interhemispheric fissure via the anterior fontanelle. The corpus callosum was distorted but not dysplastic.
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- C F Chen
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Centre, 123 Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan.
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Huang CC, Ko SF, Chung MY, Shieh CS, Tiao MM, Lui CC, Ng SH. Infradiaphragmatic pulmonary sequestration combined with cystic adenomatoid malformation: unusual postnatal computed tomographic features. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 29:439-42. [PMID: 15024518 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-003-0141-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We present a surgically proven case of infradiaphragmatic pulmonary sequestration combined with cystic adenomatoid malformation. Prenatal magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-defined hyperintense mass with a hypointense septum in the left infradiaphragmatic region. Postdelivery computed tomography (CT) and 3-month follow-up CT showed replacement of intralesional cystic areas by solid content. Such unusual postnatal CT changes, to our knowledge, have not been previously documented.
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- C C Huang
- Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan
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- Y D Tsai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
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Chang CY, Chang SY, Changchien CC, Lui CC, Huang HW. Hematometra of the rudimentary horn of a unicornuate uterus resulting from cesarean section. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001; 185:1263-4. [PMID: 11717669 DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.116684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A 30-year-old woman complained of increasing dysmenorrhea and progressive right lower-quadrant pain after cesarean section. A pelvic mass was observed and subsequently a congenital müllerian anomaly was diagnosed upon serial examination. We report the first apparent case of hematometra of the rudimentary horn of a unicornuate uterus resulting from cesarean section.
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- C Y Chang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- C W Liou
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan.
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The authors describe a patient with ossiculum terminale. Thin-section three-dimensional computerized tomography reconstructions, magnetic resonance images, and radiographs of the cervical spine were obtained to evaluate the atlantoaxial stability and structures of the ossiculum terminale. Bone had formed between the ossicles and the body of the odontoid process, and good atlantoaxial stability was clearly demonstrated.
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- C L Liang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan
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OBJECTIVE Neck masses, hearing impairment, and blood-tinged nasal discharges are three major clinical manifestations of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Because of the relationship between the anatomic structures of the fossa of Rosenmüller and the levator veli palatini muscle, NPC arising in the fossa can invade the levator muscle, limiting movement or causing paralysis of the ipsilateral soft palate. It is well known that NPC originates commonly from the fossa of Rosenmüller. We therefore hypothesize that the clinical signs of unilateral palate paralysis in patients with NPC must be far more common than usually realized. This issue is, as yet, not fully addressed in the literature. STUDY DESIGN A prospective study of all patients with newly diagnosed NPC. METHODS Two hundred sixty-four patients with newly diagnosed NPC were studied. Clinical records included the details of their clinical presentations and the results of physical and neurological examinations. The degree of elevation of the soft palate during phonation was carefully evaluated. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head and neck region with a particular emphasis on the levator veli palatini muscles was then performed. The degree of paralysis of the palate was correlated with the degree of invasion of the levator muscles by the tumor, as seen with imaging. The incidence of paralysis of the palate in the patients with NPC was also determined. RESULTS At the time of diagnosis, ipsilateral paralysis of the palate was observed in 137 (52%) of the 264 patients with NPC. The results of imaging indicated that 62% (163 of 264) of the patients had radiological evidence of tumor invasion of the levator muscle. The degree of paralysis of the palate corresponded well to the extent of tumor invasion of the levator muscle. Paralysis of the palate was not evident in 26 patients with early perimuscular infiltration of the levator muscle. CONCLUSION This study revealed that ipsilateral invasion of the levator veli palatini muscle by NPC is common and typically presents with signs of unilateral palate paralysis. This subtle sign is relatively common in patients with NPC. Consequently, we think palate function should be routinely tested when diagnosing NPC, particularly when the patient has unilateral aural symptoms or a neck lump.
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- C Y Su
- Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Twenty-eight patients with cerebral infarction secondary to chronic meningitis were retrospectively identified at our institution over a period of 5 years. They accounted for 47% (17/36) of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) and 32% (11/34) of cryptococcal meningitis cases. Single infarctions were found in 15 patients and multiple infarctions in 13. The distribution of single infarctions was: basal ganglia 7; internal capsule 3; thalamus 1; cerebellum 1; and cortical infarct 3. Therapeutic outcomes at 3 months were determined using a modified Barthel INDEX: At follow-up of 3 months or more, 10 had good outcomes while the other 18 had poor outcomes. The 18 with poor outcomes included six who died, and 12 who had severe neurological sequelae. TBM and cryptococcal meningitis shared similar clinical features, both being frequently associated with other neurological complications, including hydrocephalus, cranial nerve palsy, and seizures in our patients. However, extracranial involvement, such as spinal and pulmonary involvement, was more commonly found in TBM patients. Cerebral infarction can occur in both the acute stage and later stages of treatment. Mortality and morbidity are high, and early diagnosis and appropriate antimicrobial treatment are essential. If hydrocephalus is demonstrated, early ventricular decompression is needed to prevent further cerebral ischaemia.
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- S H Lan
- Departments of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Sun LM, Lui CC, Huang SC, Lu K, Wang CJ. Diagnosis and results of treatment with radiation therapy in gliomatosis cerebri patient: case report. Chang Gung Med J 2001; 24:196-201. [PMID: 11355088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) is a rare disease loosely defined as a diffusely infiltrating glioma involving extensive areas of the brain. The prognosis is poor and no definite treatment has proven effective for GC. Little information exists regarding the role of radiation therapy (RT) for GC, but some researchers have suggested that it is a good choice of treatment from their limited experience. In this report, we present a case with imaging and histological diagnosis of GC and demonstrate the treatment results of RT. The patient was a 39-year-old woman with progressive symptoms of dizziness, unsteady gait, headache, vomiting, and consciousness disturbance for 6 months. She received a series of radiographic examinations and surgical interventions for diagnosis. The definite diagnosis of GC was made by a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and histological examinations. Forty Gray (Gy) of whole brain irradiation followed by 14 Gy reduced-field boosts were given to her. The MRI, following treatment, showed regressive changes, and clinical symptoms were slightly improved. The patient survived 19 months after the diagnosis, which is longer than the average survival time of patients without treatment.
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- L M Sun
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123, Tao-Pei Road, Niaosung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Chen CY, Chang YC, Huang CC, Lui CC, Lee KW, Huang SC. Acute flaccid paralysis in infants and young children with enterovirus 71 infection: MR imaging findings and clinical correlates. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2001; 22:200-5. [PMID: 11158910 PMCID: PMC7975539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection is now considered an important cause of childhood acute flaccid paralysis. The purpose of our study was to determine whether EV71-infection-related acute flaccid paralysis in infants and young children has characteristic MR imaging patterns. METHODS Seven infants and young children with acute paralysis of the upper or lower extremities and positive EV71 cultures underwent spinal MR studies during an outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Taiwan in 1998. RESULTS Acute paralysis was observed in one upper extremity in two patients, in one lower extremity in three patients, and in both lower extremities in two patients. None of the patients had sensory impairment or bulbar palsy. MR studies showed unilateral or bilateral hyperintense lesions in the anterior horn regions of the cord on T2-weighted images in six patients. No abnormal signal was present in one patient. Two of three patients who received intravenous injections of contrast material had ventral root enhancement on T1-weighted images. One of them also had enhancement of the unilateral anterior horn cells. At clinical follow-up, both patients with bilateral anterior horn abnormalities had residual motor weakness, whereas only one of the five patients with unilateral involvement had residual weakness. CONCLUSION EV71 radiculomyelitis tends to be unilateral and to specifically involve both the anterior horn cells of the cord and the ventral roots. MR imaging allows early detection of spinal cord and root lesions.
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- C Y Chen
- Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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There is a wide variety of disorders associated with thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus (SSS), including infectious disease. noninfectious conditions such as vasculitis and hypercoagulable states, and complications arising from pregnancy or use of oral contraceptive medications. Despite these well-defined associations, approximately 25% of the cases remain idiopathic. In this article the authors describe a patient who was found to have SSS thrombosis while experiencing a thyrotoxic phase of Graves disease. The patient presented with intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, seizure, coma, a raised fibrinogen concentration, low protein C activity, and atrial fibrillations. Thrombolysis was successfully performed despite the coexistence of thrombosis and intracranial hemorrhage. Patients with thyrotoxicosis and a diffuse goiter may be predisposed to the development of SSS thrombosis, as a result of hypercoagulation and stasis of local venous blood flow. In the present case, a patient in whom thrombosis coexisted with intracranial hemorrhage was successfully treated using thrombolytic therapy.
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- C S Ra
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan
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- T M Su
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan
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- T Y Chen
- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Liver Transplant Program, Chang Gung University, and Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan, Japan
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- C C Lui
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang-Gung University and Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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Hsu HC, Lui CC. Septo-optic dysplasia with unilateral optic nerve hypoplasia: case report. Chang Gung Med J 2000; 23:303-8. [PMID: 10916232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Septo-optic dysplasia (de Morsier syndrome) is a well-described entity that includes optic nerve hypoplasia and the absence of the septum pellucidum with or without pituitary abnormalities. We describe a case with unilateral optic nerve hypoplasia and absence of a septum pellucidum. A 6-year-old boy was referred to our clinic because of poor visual acuity. His best-corrected visual acuity was counting fingers at 15 cm in the right eye and 1.0 in the left eye. Extraocular muscle movements were normal, and exotropia of 30 prism diopters by Hirschberg test in the right eye was present. The pupils were equal and reactive to light with a mild Marcus Gunn pupillary response in the right eye. Perimetry revealed small visual fields in the superior quadrants of the right eye, while the left eye was normal. Ophthalmoscopic examination showed a small pale optic disc in the right eye; the optic disc of the left eye was normal. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the absence of the septum pellucidum. Endocrine studies revealed no evidence of pituitary insufficiency.
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- H C Hsu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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The authors report the case of a 3-year-old boy who suffered from quadriparesis and respiratory distress after failing to execute a somersault properly. Neuroimaging revealed spinal cord contusion with marked spinal canal stenosis at the level of the atlas. No subtle instability, occult fracture, or other congenital abnormalities were confirmed. Spinal cord contusion with marked canal stenosis is rare, and only several adult cases have been reported. Severe stenosis at the level of the atlas may predispose individuals to severe spinal cord contusion, as occurred in our patient after sustaining trivial trauma.
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- P C Liliang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan
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- P C Liliang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan
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Chuang YC, Lui CC, Hsu SP, Chang CS, Lin TK. Unusual dilatation of Virchow-Robin spaces: case report. Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi 1999; 22:671-5. [PMID: 10695220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Virchow-Robin spaces normally surround the perforating arteries that enter the brain. These spaces are a well-defined sites where immunological reactions take place and they may have implications in the pathogenesis of a number of neuropathological conditions. We present the case of a 52-year-old woman who had a history of complex partial seizures for 30 years. Her routine neurological examinations and mini-mental tests had normal results. Magnetic resonance images of this patient revealed unusual widening of the Virchow-Robin spaces up to 1.5 cm in diameter along the perforating medullary arteries in the white matter, more so in the left hemisphere. Although it has been concluded that these large spaces are a phenomenon of the normal aging brain and are unrelated to neurological diseases, our patient had had epileptic seizures for 30 years. The large Virchow-Robin spaces of our patient might have been an incidental radiologic finding. Their pathogenesis remains unclear, and their possible clinical relationship to epilepsy deserves further pathological studies.
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- Y C Chuang
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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We report a 38-year-old male patient with rare concurrent intracranial and intramedullary tuberculoma demonstrated by serial magnetic resonance image (MRI) and confirmed by a pathological study. The involvement of the middle cerebral artery is also shown by magnetic resonance angiography. These findings have a good correlation with the clinical features including cranial nerve involvement, stroke-like symptoms, and paraplegia.
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- C R Huang
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Tan TY, Lui CC, Chen HJ, Liou CW. Cerebral sparganosis: case report. Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi 1999; 22:287-92. [PMID: 10493037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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A 19-year-old man visited our hospital following an attack of general tonic-clonic convulsion. Multiple lesions were noted over bilateral frontal areas on brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance images. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive antibody for sparganum using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Praziquantel, 2400 mg/d for one month, was prescribed before the antibody test results came out and the treatment failed. Total removal of the lesion and the enclosed parasite cured the patient. Although the features of cerebral sparganosis on brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance images have been previously described, the findings were not specific and the present case exhibited some different patterns including bilateral multiple calcifications and ventricular compression. The significance of the bilateral involvement is not known but the ventricular compression suggests that the disease was in an active stage. Imaging studies appear to only provide some clues for the diagnosis of sparganosis. Bilateral involvement may be seen as in the present case. The final diagnosis depends on pathologic or immunologic examination results. Surgical intervention either using stereotactic techniques or total removal of the lesion is the treatment of choice while antiparasitic agents are ineffective.
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- T Y Tan
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Fang FM, Leung SW, Wang CJ, Su CY, Lui CC, Chen HC, Sun M, Lin TM. Computed tomography findings of bony regeneration after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with skull base destruction: implications for local control. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1999; 44:305-9. [PMID: 10760423 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(99)00004-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the response of bony destruction (BD) of the skull base following radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and investigate the implications of bony regeneration (BR) on local control and its related factors. METHODS AND MATERIALS Ninety patients with NPC with skull base destruction clearly demonstrated on computed tomography (CT) were reviewed. These patients have completed the prescribed treatment and received regular CT follow-up. A total of 338 sets of CT images of the head and neck were reviewed. The tumor response and the appearance of BR in the previous destructive part of the skull base were recorded and analyzed. The tumor response was divided into complete, partial, or no response. BR was defined as recalcification or sclerotic change with partial or complete healing in the previous osteolytic bony defect. Local failure was confirmed either by pathological or merely by imaging studies showing progression of tumor in consecutive radiological pictures. RESULTS The distribution of specific sites of bony destruction (BD) in these patients included the sphenoid bone (68%), paracavernous sinus area (48%), petrous apex (47%), clivus (44%), pterygoid plates (20%), and others (7%). The CT showed 57 patients (63%) had BR. All were observed within 1 year after treatment. Sixty-two patients (69%) had complete tumor response after treatment. Analyzed by logistic regression method, tumor response after treatment was found to have a statistically significant correlation with BR (p = 0.0004). Most BR (55/57) was demonstrated in patients with complete tumor response. The 3-year actuarial local control rate was 54 % in these patients. The local control was quite different in the comparison of patients with BR versus those with persistent BD (77% vs. 21%, p < 0.0001). Multivariate analysis showed that patients with complete tumor response or with BR on imaging had statistically better local control than those without either of the two findings (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Appearance of BR at previous destructive skull base following radiotherapy for NPC patients could be clearly demonstrated on CT. Bony regeneration significantly correlated with treatment response and local control. Although the underlying significance of BR was unknown, to predict the outcome after treatment, the appearance of BR shown on CT may imply the complete eradication of tumor in this area.
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- F M Fang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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OBJECTIVES Near-total laryngectomy with creation of a speaking shunt is generally considered suitable treatment for most T3 and some T4 laryngopharyngeal cancers. In some patients, poor speech production by the shunt can be problematic and usually means that a shunt lumen is stenotic or too small. Conventional axial computed tomography (CT) of the neck is of little value in predicting the shunt function and the patency of the shunt lumen. Such defect, however, can be better overcome if the spiral CT is used. STUDY DESIGN This study was designed to evaluate the dynamic speaking shunt by spiral CT and a three-dimensional (3-D) imaging model of the upper airway in 59 near-total laryngectomies. METHODS During scanning, the patients were asked to make a single, 20-second phonation. A high-quality 3-D surface model was then rendered at an independent workstation. The 3-D model took on the appearance of the speaking shunt which could serve as a tracheopharyngeal fistulography. RESULTS 3-D reconstruction of the images could clearly demonstrate the dynamic anatomy and patency of the speaking shunt. We found the 3-D model to be of diagnostic value, particularly in the near-total laryngectomy patients with stenotic shunts. The most common site of stenosis was at the top portion of the shunt. CONCLUSION The 3-D image findings of the shunts significantly improved the assessment and therapies of the patients undergoing revision surgeries of the shunt stenoses.
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- C Y Su
- Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hosptal, Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan
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Lam KK, Lui CC. Successful treatment of acute inferior vena cava and unilateral renal vein thrombosis by local infusion of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Am J Kidney Dis 1998; 32:1075-9. [PMID: 9856527 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(98)70086-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Renal vein thrombosis can occur as a complication of nephrotic syndrome. We present the case of a young man with nephrotic syndrome caused by minimal change disease who developed acute inferior vena cava and left renal vein thrombosis. He was treated initially with intravenous heparin. Because of the persistence of severe left flank pain and gross hematuria, local infusion of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator was tried, with resolution of thrombi and subsidence of symptoms. Functional preservation of the involved kidney is good, as indicated by Tc-99m DMSA scan (involved kidney, 47.4%; uninvolved kidney, 52.6%). Anticoagulation is usually recommended as the treatment of choice in renal vein thrombosis. We believe that in cases with critical presentations, such as bilateral involvement, extension into inferior vena cava, acute renal failure, pulmonary embolism or severe flank pain, thrombolytic therapy should be considered as a second-line treatment if good response is not obtained with heparin.
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- K K Lam
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Hsien, Taiwan.
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Chuang YC, Chang CS, Hsu SP, Lin TK, Lui CC. Osmotic demyelination syndrome with two-phase movement disorders: case report. Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi 1998; 21:526-30. [PMID: 10074746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is characterized by regions of demyelination throughout the brain, which are most prominent in the pons. This demyelinating disease is associated with electrolyte disturbances and typically occurs in patients who are alcoholic or malnourished. Movement disorders are not frequently recognized in patients with ODS. This report describes a 22-year-old woman with ODS after correction of profound hyponatremia. The main neurologic symptom was two-phase movement disorder. First, she had acute onset dystonia, then the movement disorder transformed to generalized rigidity and tremors in the delayed second phase. Magnetic resonance imaging in the first phase revealed demyelinating lesions in the central pons, bilateral thalami and basal ganglia. In the second phase, the previous myelinolysis had been partially resolved. The clinical course of the two-phase movement disorder did not correlate with the resolving feature of neuroradiologic findings. During the second-phase movement disorder, the patient had a good response to propranolol and trihexyphenidyl.
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- Y C Chuang
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Lu K, Lee TC, Chen WJ, Lui CC. Successful removal of a hemangioblastoma from the medulla oblongata: case report. Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi 1998; 21:503-8. [PMID: 10074742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Hemangioblastomas are histologically benign tumors that occur exclusively within the neuraxis, most commonly in the posterior fossa. They are typically cystic tumors located in the cerebellum. Excision of the vascular mural nodules leads to cure. Brain stem lesions are rarely reported. Surgical extirpation of a solid brain stem hemangioblastoma is relatively risky and requires precise microsurgical techniques. We present a woman with a hemangioblastoma embedded in the medulla oblongata. This 33-year-old woman presented with occipital headaches and sensory ataxia. Complete and detailed preoperative imaging studies were followed by successful microsurgical excision of the lesion. The patient recovered completely within 2 weeks after the operation except for mild paresthesia of the legs. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and cerebral angiography provided important information regarding the nature, location, and blood supply of this lesion, which facilitated its total removal. The importance of intraoperative identification and control of the feeding artery of the tumor is emphasized.
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- K Lu
- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- C C Lui
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Rosai-Dorfman disease, first described in 1969, is a rare idiopathic histioproliferative disease affecting the lymph nodes. Typical clinical features include bilateral painless lymphadenopathy, fever and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia. In approximately 43% of cases, extranodal sites may be involved and occasionally represent the initial or sole manifestation of the disease. Central nervous system manifestations are exceedingly rare, and only 17 cases have been recorded, among which there are merely seven isolated intracranial cases without concurrent nodal or other extranodal involvement. Herein, we report a 38-year-old male presenting with generalized tonic-clonic seizure and radiological findings indicative of meningioma. Complete physical examinations and laboratory surveys demonstrate the absence of involvement at other body sites. Microscopically, the lesion consists of proliferative histiocytes exhibiting emperipolesis coupled with the characteristic cytoplasmic staining against S-100 protein. The differential diagnosis of polymorphic inflammatory meningioma-mimicking masses is discussed, and a review of previously reported intracranial Rosai-Dorfman disease is presented.
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- H Y Huang
- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Liu HY, Huang LT, Lui CC. Vacuum extraction delivery complicated with acute subdural hematoma and cerebral infarction: report of one case. Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi 1998; 39:119-22. [PMID: 9599903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We present a term, 2950 gm female neonate who was delivered by vacuum extraction and subsequently developed convulsions 23 hours after birth. Acute subduralhematoma was rapidly diagnosed by computed tomographic brain scan and successfully removed. The patient had a smooth postoperative recovery but cerebral infarction was found during follow up imaging studies. Magnetic resonance angiography revealed poor visualization of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries. After a follow-up period of 4 months, the infant had normal neurological development except for mild microcephalus. We report the occurrence of cerebral infarction in an infant following evacuation of a subdural hematoma. Onset of the late complication suggests the importance of serial neuroradiological and clinical evaluations.
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- H Y Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Pyogenic liver abscess is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting. We report a 4-month-old female with this complication who was successfully treat ed by computed tomography-guided percutaneous transhepatic catheter drainage, shunt externalization, and parenteral antibiotics. Liver abscess is a possible intra-abdominal complication of VP shunting, and imaging studies are good adjuncts in making the clinical diagnosis.
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- L T Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan
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Fifteen paediatric patients with Salmonella meningitis were retrospectively reviewed. Presenting symptoms and signs included fever, vomiting, seizures, poor activity, diarrhoea and bulging anterior fontanelle in most patients. Seven out of eight patients with prolonged fever for > 10 days had neurologic sequelae; therefore, prolonged fever is a significant prognostic factor of a poor outcome (p < 0.005). All 15 patients had a brain ultrasound or computed tomography in the acute stage and 11 patients had abnormal findings. The 14 surviving patients were treated with a third-generation cephalosporin for at least 3 weeks. Seven patients (47%) made complete recoveries; two of them were treated solely with a third-generation cephalosporin. Only one mortality (6%) occurred and there were no relapses. In conclusion, high frequencies of prolonged fever, neuroimaging abnormalities and neurologic sequelae were seen in patients with Salmonella meningitis treated with third-generation cephalosporins.
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- L T Huang
- Department of Paediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Huang CR, Chang WN, Lui CC, Wu HS, Liou CW. Neuroimages of Japanese encephalitis: report of three patients. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1997; 60:105-8. [PMID: 9360336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The cranial computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance image (MRI) studies of three Japanese encephalitis (JE) patients, 24 to 37 years of age, are reported. The initial findings of CT study were limited but initial MRI studies revealed multiple lesions involving the brainstem, basal ganglia and bilateral thalami. Follow-up MRI studies showed small residual lesions only. The result shows that MRI can delineate and detect brain lesions better than CT in patients in the acute stage of JE. The locations of lesions in MRI study are noteworthy and have a good correlation with pathologic anatomic distribution. Therefore, MRI study is helpful in early diagnosis of JE.
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- C R Huang
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Retropharyngeal abscess is not uncommon, but the incidence of epidural extension of a retropharyngeal abscess is very rare. Intraspinal involvement of the deep neck infection should be suspected if the patient has neurologic deficits. Emergent surgical drainage and aggressive antibiotic treatment are necessary. The outcome is strongly associated with the level of neurologic function at the time of diagnosis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography is an excellent diagnostic method for any deep neck infection. A case is presented in which a perforating pharyngeal foreign body (fish bone) induced a retropharyngeal and epidural abscess. The literature is reviewed to improve the early recognition and treatment of this complication of deep neck infection.
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- Y S Tsai
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Cheng YF, Lee TY, Chen CL, Huang TL, Chen YS, Lui CC. Three-dimensional helical computed tomographic cholangiography: application to living related hepatic transplantation. Clin Transplant 1997; 11:209-13. [PMID: 9193844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Variations in the anatomy of intrahepatic bile ducts complicate operations in living related hepatic transplantation (LRHT). Preoperative delineation of the biliary system is important to achieve successful results. The purpose of this study was to assess the utility and accuracy of three-dimensional helical computed tomographic cholangiography (3DHCTC) as a replacement for endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in evaluating the anatomy of the intersegmental biliary connection of the potential donors in LRHT. Helical CT was performed in 16 potential donors after a slow infusion of 100 cm3 meglumine iodipamide. By using the maximum intensity projection and shaded surface displaced image reconstruction technique, three-dimensional images of the bile ducts were isolated from the surrounding hepatic parenchyma. Among the 16 potential donors, 3 cases underwent an ERC study and another 7 cases donated liver graft during LRHT. In all 16 cases the anatomy of the bilateral essential intrahepatic ducts was well displayed with and without the liver parenchyma background in an axial and three-dimensional fashion which had good correlation with images from ERC and intra-operative cholangiography. Two variants were found, including drainage of the right posterior intrahepatic duct into the left hepatic duct and direct drainage of the segment II bile duct into the common hepatic duct, respectively. It is concluded that unusual routes of intrahepatic ducts may necessitate a change in the cutting plane during graft retrieval and patterns of ductoenteral anastomosis to avoid potential complications to both donors and recipients. With the advantages of non-invasiveness and comparable accuracy in demonstrating biliary anatomy, 3DHCTC may replace the traditional ERC in the pre-transplant survey of potential donors for LRHT.
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- Y F Cheng
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung Medical College, Hsien, Taiwan
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Cheng YF, Huang TL, Lui CC, Lee TY, Chen CL. Magnetic resonance venography in potential pediatric liver transplant recipients. Clin Transplant 1997; 11:121-6. [PMID: 9113448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Vascular anomalies may be hazardous to liver transplantation, and pre-operative vascular evaluation is important for a safe and successful operation. The purpose of this study was to assess the utility and accuracy of time-of-flight (TOF) magnetic resonance venography (MRV) with three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction as an alternative for conventional catheter angiography in evaluating the portal venous system and inferior vena cava (IVC) in potential pediatric liver transplant recipients. Twenty consecutive cases of small children with biliary atresia were evaluated with TOF MRV with 3D reconstruction by Advantage Window workstation. All 20 cases underwent conventional angiography; two cases received transhepatic portography and three cases received splenoportographic study. The whole MRV examination and filming required less than 30 min. Findings of portal vein and IVC completely agreed with or were superior to the successful catheter angiographic images. The portal vein was occluded in five cases, and patent in fifteen cases which included: twelve hepatopetal flow, two hepatofugal flow and one small caliber portal vein. Varices were found in 18 cases. In the case of the IVC, 18 of them were normal and 2 had congenital abnormalities which included paired vena cava and hypoplasia vena cava with compensatory enlargement of the azygos and hemiazygos systems. Eight of the cases received liver transplantation, and the MRV findings totally correlated with the final anatomy as found intraoperatively. MRV is accurate for evaluating the condition of the portal venous system and IVC, detection, and determining the distribution and extents of the varices. It is a reliable, noninvasive and rapid technique which can be considered as an alternative workup for the invasive angiography and or portography in small children for pre-transplantation evaluation.
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- Y F Cheng
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung Medical College, Taiwan
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Cheng YF, Huang TL, Chen CL, Sheen-Chen SM, Lui CC, Chen TY, Lee TY. Anatomic dissociation between the intrahepatic bile duct and portal vein: risk factors for left hepatectomy. World J Surg 1997; 21:297-300. [PMID: 9015174 DOI: 10.1007/s002689900232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The anatomic variations of the intrahepatic portal vein and bile duct were analyzed to evaluate the potential risk of left hepatectomy. A total of 210 cholangiograms and hepatic arterioportograms were performed in which the ramifications of the intrahepatic portal vein and bile duct were investigated. The orientation of the intrahepatic duct and portal vein were classified into five types. In 175 patients (83.33%), the intrahepatic portal vein and bile duct had the same anatomic classification. In 24 patients (11.43%), the right anterior or posterior intrahepatic duct drained into the left hepatic duct at the umbilical portion (type IV); there were only 15 patients (7.14%) whose portal veins fell into this category. All patients with type IV portal veins had type IV hepatic ducts, but there were 9/49 patients (18.36%) whose hepatic duct distribution belonged to type IV but their portal veins belonged to type II (6 cases) or III (3 cases). Without complete knowledge of the intrahepatic portal and biliary anatomy, insufficient portal perfusion and bile duct complications may result from the left hepatectomy operation. Preoperative portal vein evaluation or left portal vein clamping can provide significant information, but there are still 18.36% of patients where type IV biliary ducts were not detected in those with type II and III portal veins. Cholangiography is of paramount importance in these two groups of patients, as it can prevent inadvertent injury to the right intrahepatic ducts, which drain into the left intrahepatic duct. On the other hand, intraoperative ultrasonography is recommended to identify or exclude an aberrant portal vein if type VI biliary anatomy is detected during intraoperative cholangiography.
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- Y F Cheng
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaoshiung Medical Center, Chang Gung Medical College and Technology, 123, Tai Pei Road, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chang WN, Lui CC. Failure in the treatment of long-standing osteoporosis in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. J Formos Med Assoc 1997; 96:225-7. [PMID: 9080765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We evaluated the therapeutic effect of combined therapy with chenodeoxycholic acid, calcium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate on long-standing osteoporsis in three siblings (two women and one man, aged 30-38 yr) with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX). The evaluation was based on the measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) before and after 3 years of combined therapy. Clinically, the therapeutic effect was quite limited (almost no change in BMD values), and did not parallel the marked decrease in serum cholestanol level (normalization of serum levels). While the reason for the therapeutic failure in our patients is not known, it is possible that delay in starting treatment may have been a factor. Measurement of BMD for evaluation of therapeutic effect in long-standing osteoporosis in CTX patients is of little practical value.
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- W N Chang
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- C L Chen
- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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BACKGROUND A nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) arising from the fossa of Rosenmüller frequently extends to the paranasopharyngeal space. The common clinical manifestations are neck masses, ear symptoms, bloody nasal discharge, and cranial nerve palsy. Among the patients with cranial nerve palsy, trigeminal neuropathy is one of the most observable neurologic manifestations. This study was designed to evaluate trigeminal perineural tumor invasion. METHODS One hundred and ten patients with newly diagnosed NPC were studied. Both computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the head and neck, including the nasopharynx, were performed during the same visit. The extent of the trigeminal perineural tumor invasion was evaluated and correlated with neurologic symptoms. RESULTS At the time of diagnosis, facial pain or paresthesia was noted in 23.6% (26 of 110) of the patients. However, 53.6% (59 of 110) of the patients radiologically had demonstrable trigeminal perineural tumor invasion. Perineural invasion of the extracranial portion of the mandibular division (V3) frequently occurred when an NPC encroached on the paranasopharyngeal region. Nevertheless, the patients usually did not have any subjective sensory impairment. Perineural invasion of the intracranial segment of the mandibular and maxillary divisions (V2) might occur when an NPC spread along the V3 through the foramen ovale. The majority of the patients who had tumor invasion of the intracranial paracavernous region suffered from facial pain or paresthesia over the distribution of the V2 and/or V3. Sensory impairment of the opthalmic division was less common. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that patients can tolerate perineural infiltration of the extracranial segment of the trigeminal nerve by NPC in the early stage of the disease when the tumor is still confined beneath the base of the skull. Dysfunction of the trigeminal nerve is closely related to perineural tumor invasion of the intracranial segment.
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- C Y Su
- Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Medical College, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Cheng CH, Lee TC, Huang HY, Lui CC. Extramedullary thoracic myxopapillary ependymoma--a case report of a rare tumour. Ann Acad Med Singap 1996; 25:869-72. [PMID: 9055019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We report a case of thoracic exophytic myxopapillary ependymoma with imaging modality mimicking an intradural extramedullary tumour. This tumour showed hypointense relative to the spinal cord on T1-weighted (TR516/TE17) images and hyperintense on T2-weighted (TR4000/TE84) images. It revealed strong enhancement on T1-weighted (TR500/TE11) images. These findings were diagnosed as a meningioma by the radiologist. The tumour was proven to arise from the ventral side of the thoracic cord, and was totally excised. It was verified histopathologically as a myxopapillary ependymoma.
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- C H Cheng
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
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The authors describe the case of a 53-year-old woman who suffered from a hemifacial spasm caused by a venous angioma in the posterior fossa. At operation the parenchymal segment of the angioma was preserved and vascular decompression was performed by placing pieces of shredded Teflon between the vessel and nerve. After decompression the patient was completely free from spasm.
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- H J Chen
- Department of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Chang Gung Medical College, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
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Lui CC, Chen CL, Weng HH, Lee RJ, Lee TY. Changes in neuroimaging in Wilson's disease following orthotopic liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1710-3. [PMID: 8658851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- C C Lui
- Department of Diagnostic Badiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chan LF, Lui CC, Cheng MH, Lin JW. Ganglion cyst in the ligamentum flavum of the cervicothoracic junction. J Formos Med Assoc 1996; 95:490-2. [PMID: 8772059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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A case of thoracic myelopathy secondary to a ganglion cyst originating from the ligamentum flavum at the C7 T1 level is reported. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated an extradural oval mass at the C7/T1 level with thecal sac and cord compression. Surgical decompression and excision of the ganglion cyst resulted in a good neurologic recovery. Intraspinal ganglion cysts are rare entities. We review the literature and discuss the pathologic findings, pathogenesis and radiologic presentation of ganglion cysts.
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- L F Chan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ROC
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Chang WN, Lui CC, Chang JM. CT and MRI findings of eclampsia and their correlation with neurologic symptoms. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1996; 57:191-7. [PMID: 8935225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the brain lesions of eight eclamptic patients with computed tomogram (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and correlate their radiologic lesions with the neurologic symptoms. METHODS We recorded and followed up the neurologic presentations of eight eclamptic patients. They received brain CT and MRI the first two days after the development of seizures, then follow-up study of the brain lesions with MRI. Correlation of their radiologic brain lesions with neurologic presentations was also done. RESULTS Radiologic studies of these patients showed hypoxic-ischemic brain lesions and brain edema involving the temporo-parieto-occipital junctions; these lesions were bilateral and relatively symmetrical in distribution. Other involved regions of the brain included the basal ganglia, periventricular white matter, internal and external capsules and scattered lesions involving various lobes. Almost all the radiologic brain lesions had had total resolution in the follow-up MRI study. Besides generalized tonic-clonic seizure, the other neurologic presentations included headache, blurred vision, and dizziness. CONCLUSIONS Although the brain lesions involved many regions, the temporo-parieto-occipital junction is the most frequently involved area. The incidence of appearance of brain lesions in radiologic study is greatly affected by the temporal relationship of the scan to the development of seizure. Visual disturbance and headache have a good correlation with radiologic findings, i.e. occipital lobe involvement and diffuse brain edema, respectively. However, some of the other neurologic presentations do not have comparable radiologic lesions.
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- W N Chang
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Huang LT, Hsiao CC, Weng HH, Lui CC. Neurologic complications of pediatric systemic malignancies. J Formos Med Assoc 1996; 95:209-12. [PMID: 8857252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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From 1991 to 1995, we reviewed the medical records of 200 pediatric patients with systemic malignancies to study the occurrence of neurologic complications and their treatment. A total of 25 patients with neurologic complications were found. Complications included intracranial metastasis (one patient), intraspinal metastasis (one), spinal epidural compressions (three), leptomeningeal metastases (six), metabolic encephalopathy (10), opportunistic infection (one), cerebrovascular disorders (three), treatment complications (six) and paraneoplastic syndromes (two). Ten patients had seizures. One patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) had the unusual complication of cytomegalovirus retinitis and glaucoma. Seven patients had neurologic features at presentation. ALL was the most common malignancy (56%) and neuroblastoma (20%) was the second. Neurologic deficits are frequently seen in pediatric patients with systemic malignancies and can, in fact, be the presenting signs. Early diagnosis and treatment is important to prevent further neurologic disability.
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- L T Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung
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Huang LT, Shih TY, Lui CC. Posterior cerebral artery aneurysm in a two-year-old girl. J Formos Med Assoc 1996; 95:170-2. [PMID: 9064009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Intracranial aneurysms are seldom encountered in the pediatric age group, and those within the posterior circulation are even more rare. Intracranial aneurysms in children differ from adult aneurysms in size, distribution, histology and incidence of symptoms. The authors report a 2-year-old female patient with a posterior cerebral artery aneurysm presenting with seizures, right third nerve palsy and right hemiparesis caused by compression of the contralateral cerebral peduncle. The patient underwent a pterional craniotomy and clipping of the aneurysm. Right oculomotor nerve palsy remained postoperatively. We review the literature and discuss the characteristics of aneurysms of the posterior cerebral artery and those in early childhood.
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- L T Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung
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Hung KS, Lee TC, Lui CC. Aneurysm of superior branch of anterior choroidal artery mimicking carotid bifurcation aneurysm--case report. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1996; 138:1464-7. [PMID: 9030355 DOI: 10.1007/bf01411127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Aneurysm of the superior branch of anterior choroidal artery is very rare. We report this rare case with unique angiographic findings mimicking an internal carotid bifurcation aneurysm. A 35-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of severe headache. Lumbar puncture disclosed numerous red blood cells. Computed tomography revealed an enhanced circular area in the left basal cistern with moderate hydrocephalus. Cerebral angiography showed a saccular aneurysm near the left internal carotid bifurcation. During operation, the aneurysm was not found at the internal carotid bifurcation, but located deeper budding from the superior branch of the anterior choroidal artery. The aneurysm was successfully clipped. The postoperative course was favourable without any neurological deficit. The postoperative angiogram showed that the aneurysm was clipped well with preservation of the main trunk of the anterior choroidal artery. Computed tomography of the brain did not show any infarction area, 3 months after the surgery. The uniqueness of this case is the favourable outcome after sacrificing the superior branch of the anterior choroidal artery. The role of collaterals of the anterior perforating substance is emphasized.
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- K S Hung
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China
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