We undertook a multi-hospital collective study to evaluate outcomes of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) patients treated with pulmonary surfactant (PS) over 17 yr in Korea (Group I; 1990/91, Group II; 1996, Group III; 2002, and Group IV; 2007). There were 60 neonates in Group I (16 hospitals), 1,179 in Group II (64), 1,595 in Group III (62), and 1,921 in Group IV (57). We adopted Bo...

BACKGROUND Treatment of second-stage sleeping sickness relies mainly on melarsoprol. Nifurtimox has been successfully used to cure melarsoprol-refractory sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection. METHODS An open, randomized trial was conducted to test for equivalence between the standard melarsoprol regimen and 3 other regimens, as follows: standard melarsoprol thera...

OBJECTIVE Patients categorized Rutherford category IV might have different characteristics compared with Rutherford category V and VI. Our study aims were to estimate the clinical differences between Rutherford category IV and Rutherford category V and VI, for those underwent endovascular therapy for isolated infrapopliteal disease, and also to find risk factors for endovascular therapy in Ruth...

Bell’s palsy (Mugavatham) is a unilateral lower motor neuron facial paralysis of acute onset. Suttigai (Thermal cauterization) provides prompt relief. This study aims to establish the efficacy therapy in management Mugavatham. A 35-year-old male patient diagnosed with right-sided was treated therapy. The “House and Breckmann” assessment scale used evaluate case. After therapy, rating improved f...

Advantages of a Combined Approach to Recanalization Therapy To the Editor: We agree with Ciccone et al’s article regarding the myths of arterial therapy1 and Mattle’s accompanying editorial2 that advocates further controlled trials involving endovascular strategies in acute stroke. IV recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) therapy remains the standard of care for patients presenting w...