The first electro encephalo graphy (EEG) on a human was reported by Hans Berger in 1920. The fundamental principle of EEG is to record the electrical activity produced by the brain, using electrodes. In considering the role of EEG in psychiatry almost 25 years later, Dennis Williams (1954) observed that studies of EEG recordings had offered the clinical psychiatrist little of positive value. He...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is a common sleep disorder in stroke patients and is associated with decreased recovery and increased risk of recurrent stroke and mortality. The standard diagnostic test for SAS is poly(somno)graphy, but this is often not feasible in stroke rehabilitation settings. This study investigated the diagnostic value of nocturnal oximetry for screening...

RATIONALE Patients who undergo hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCAC) resection with concomitant hepatectomy have a high risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality due to surgical trauma to the hepatic and biliary vasculature. PATIENT CONCERNS A 58-year-old Chinese man with yellowing skin and sclera, abdominal distension, pruritus, and anorexia for approximately 3 weeks. DIAGNOSES Magnetic reso...

PURPOSE To evaluate the reproducibility of ImageJ software in analyzing the color of the optic disc. METHODS One hundred twelve normal participants (56 males and 56 females) were enrolled in this study. The image of the optic disc was taken using Kowa digital disc photo-graphy, and the gray scales of the nasal rim (NR), brightest cupping center (BCC) and largest inferior retinal vein (IRV) we...

A 54-year-old woman was referred to our echocardio-graphy clinic for long-standing hypertension. She did not have any chest pain, dyspnoea, fever or weight loss. She was on losartan of dose 25 mg twice daily. She did not have history of contact with livestock or pet animals. Electrocardiogram showed T-wave inversion in V1–V3 leads. On transthoracic echocardiography, there was a large mass in th...

Introduction attenuated coehac axis with enlarged retroperitoneal collaterals from the SMA and a large, partially calcified, In 1904, Buhler first described an embryologic remnant bilobate aneurysm of unclear origin (Fig. 1). Anglothat represented an anastomosis between the coehac graphy revealed an extremely small calibre coeliac artery and superior mesenteric artery (SMA). 1 This artery with ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of preoperative radiological and postoperative pathological findings on survival of patients after radical nephrectomy because of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed 159 consecutive radical nephrectomy between December 2007 and January 2014. We evaluated age, gender, complaints, operation time, comorbidity, computed tomography (CT) an...

Benzoic acid metabolism was studied in Azotobacter vinelandii. 14 A radioactive intermediate of C-benzoic acid metabolism was discovered. Preliminary evidence suggests that this intermediate may be 2 ,-hydroxybenzoate but positive identification was not achieved, values for several hydroxybenzoates and catechol on paper chromato­ graphy in various solvent systems are given. The oxygenase, metap...

Q1. In the lingual system, the force to the center of resistance of a tooth is different from that in the labial system. In the present case, the upper incisors tipped lingually after intrusion, as shown in the cepha­ lometric superimpositions. I think that the intrusive force against the upper posterior teeth was applied lingually to the center of resistance, and, therefore, the upper posterio...

BACKGROUND Intrathecal baclofen infusion is an established method for the treatment of generalized and disabling spasticity. The most frequent technical problems are due to catheter /pump disconnections, but diagnosis of dysfunction may be difficult. CASE REPORT We report here the case of a 53-year-old woman with spastic paraplegia treated with intrathecal baclofen. Spasticity remained uncont...