• BMB Reports
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2009

New neurons are continually generated in the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus and in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricles of the adult brain. These neurons proliferate, differentiate, and become integrated into neuronal circuits, but how they are involved in brain function remains unknown. A deficit of adult hippocampal neurogenesis leads to defective spatial learning and memory, and the hippocampi in neuropsychiatric diseases show altered neurogenic patterns. Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is not only affected by external stimuli but also regulated by internal growth factors including BDNF, VEGF and IGF-1. These factors are implicated in a broad spectrum of pathophysiological changes in the human brain. Elucidation of the roles of such neurotropic factors should provide insight into how adult hippocampal neurogenesis is related to psychiatric disease and synaptic plasticity.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.457-463
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• 2004

Schizencephaly is a form of the porencephaly in which there is a cystic cavity in the cerebral hemispheres. Schizencephaly is a congenital disease which consist of clefts that extend through the entire hemisphere from the ependymal lining of the lateral ventricles to the pial covering of the cortex. The etiology and the pathogenesis of this malady are not clearly estalilished. Typical symtoms is seizures, mental retardation, spastic tetraplegia and blindness. A case of schizencephaly which was treated through methods of the Oriental Medicine, and that met with good results, is reported.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2024

Air accumulation in the cranial cavity is referred to as pneumocephalus. Tension pneumocephalus is a neurosurgical emergency that can cause headaches, seizures, reduced consciousness, and even death owing to increased intracranial pressure. We report a case of tension pneumocephalus. The patient underwent a frontal sinusotomy for a mass invading the frontal sinus and nasal cavity. One month later, the patient was admitted to the emergency room with seizures and neurotic symptoms, and computed tomography (CT) revealed tension pneumocephalus with significant gas dilatation of both lateral ventricles. Prompt treatment of the dural defect resulted in the immediate improvement of neurological signs. A CT re-examination 1 week after surgery showed that the pneumocephalus had completely resolved. Tension pneumocephalus should be considered a potential complication in patients with worsening neurological signs after skull base surgery. An accurate diagnosis requires an understanding of imaging features and a high index of suspicion, and immediate intervention is essential.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.170-177
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• 2008

목적 : 순차적인 뇌초음파 검사 후 신생아 중환자실을 퇴원하는 고위험 환아에서 시행한 자기 공명 영상의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 총 121명의 신생아에서 시행한 412 초음파와 121 자기공명 영상을 후향적으로 분석하여 초음파 검사에서 발견된 뇌병변과 자기 공명영상에서 발견된 병변을 비교하였다. 뇌병변은 배아기질 출혈 및 뇌실 내 출혈, 그 밖의 여러 출혈과 뇌실질 손상을 중심으로 비교 분석하였다. 결과 : 총 242개의 측뇌실 중 30뇌실의 배아기질 출혈 (GMH)을 초음파로 진단하였고 자기공명영상으로 7개의 GMH를 추가로 진단할 수 있었으며 46개 뇌실의 출혈 (IVH)을 추가로 진단하였다. 출혈의 1/2/3/4 등급은 초음파에서 각각 24/8/13/0 뇌실에서 진단하였고 자기공명영상에서 3/49/10/2 뇌실에서 진단하였다. 그 외에 자기공명영상에서 대뇌 출혈 (4예), 소뇌 출혈(4예), 경막하 및 지주막하 출혈 (8예), 미만성 백질 신호강도 변화 (72예), 조직손실이 없는 작은 실질 병변 (4예), 뇌연화증 (2예), 그리고 뇌실확장 (5예)이 추가로 발견되었다. 결론 : 자기공명영상은 초음파 검사 후 두개강내 출혈과 뇌실질 손상을 추가적으로 진단하는 유용한 검사였으며 특히 뇌실 출혈과 백질 손상의 진단에 우수한 반면 배아기질 출혈은 초음파 추적검사가 더 유용할 것으로 생각한다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.434-440
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• 2018

Objective : The purpose of this study was to find an optimal delivery route for clinical trials of intrathecal cell therapy for spinal cord injury in preclinical stage. Methods : We compared in vivo distribution of Cy5.5 fluorescent dye in the spinal cord region at various time points utilizing in vivo optical imaging techniques, which was injected into the lateral ventricle (LV) or cisterna magna (CM) of rats. Results : Although CM locates nearer to the spinal cord than the LV, significantly higher signal of Cy5.5 was detected in the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord region at all time points tested when Cy5.5 was injected into the LV. In the LV injection Cy5.5 signal in the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord was observed within 12 hours after injection, which was maintained until 72 hours after injection. In contrast, Cy5.5 signal was concentrated at the injection site in the CM injection at all time points. Conclusion : These data suggested that the LV might be suitable for preclinical injection route of therapeutics targeting the spinal cord to test their treatment efficacy and biosafety for spinal cord diseases in small animal models.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.221-226
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• 1988

Normal swine brains at 1 to 70 days after birth were used to investigate the presence and morphology of the subependymal layer (SL) in the ventricle walls. The brain samples were taken from 27 pigs of 4 swine breeds. The results were summarized as follows: 1. SLs were observed on the walls of the lateral ventricle (LV) but none were observed on the walls of the 3th and 4th ventricles. 2. SLs of the LV walls were composed of mainly 3-to 10-cell layers in thickness. The thinest region of SLs was composed of only 1-to 2-cell thick on the dorsal and ventral walls, and the thickest region was composed of 250-to 300-cell thick on extension region of the SLs into the angle between the corpus callosum and caudate nucleus. 3. Of the LV parts observed, the SL thickness were 25-to 45-cell thick on the anterior horn, 3-to 10-cell thick on the body, 100-to 220-cell thick on the angle region between the corpus callosum and caudate nucleus, and 3-to 5-cell thick the superior walls of the posterior horn. Also the SL thickness was more thick on the anterior region than those on the posterior region. 4. SLs may be classified as three types by the cell distribution; one type of them is closely arranged cell region with the distinctive lateral margin from the periventricular white matter, the other type is loosely arranged cell region with the undistinctive lateral margin, and another type is two-subdivided region as the loosely and closely arranged cell layers in a layer. 5. SLs were extensively thick in young age but gradually decreased in size and cell number with age after 20-day age. SL layers were composed of mainly oligodendrocytes, astrocytes and immature cells of them. Morphological differences of SL in different breeds of pigs were not observed.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1245-1249
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• 2001

Germinomas of the central nervous system are rare embryonal tumors(accounting for less than 1% of intracranial neoplasms) that may be located in the pineal region, in the floor of the third ventricle, or in the suprasellar area. We report a case of germinoma developed in periventricular deep white matter without pineal region tumors or suprasellar masses. The 19-year-old male patient presented with slowly progressing headache, dizziness, photophobia, and dysarthria. Initial brain MRI revealed a irregular and dense enhancement from lateral ventricles to 4th ventricle. The stereotactic biopsy of tumor and histologic examination revealed the germinoma. Craniospinal axis radiation therapy was performed. After radiation therapy patient was improved and no neurologic sequelae was seen at discharge. Periventricular germinomas without pineal or suprasellar lesion are very rare. The radiation therapy, as in our case, is beneficial as with other intracranial germinomas. Stereotactic biopsy of periventricular germinoma provides precise pathologic diagnosis and thus allows more specific management.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.472-480
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• 1998

서울대학교 어린이병원 흉부외과에서는 1990년부터 1996년까지 104례의 기능적 단심실을 가진 선천성심기형 환아에 대하여 심장내 외측통로술을 이용한 완전폰탄술을 시행하였다. 환아의 연령 및 체중분포는 각각 평균 35.9(범위 10-72) 개월, 12.8 (범위 6.5-37.8) kg이었다. 술전진단은 삼첨판폐쇄증(18), 단심실연결을보이는 중복개구심실(53) 및 기타 기능적 단심실을 동반한 복잡심기형(33)이었다, 50례의 환아에 대하여 체폐동맥 단락술 (37), 폐동맥밴딩(13), 외과적 심방중격절제술(15), 동맥전환술(2), 대동맥하 누두부제거술(2), 총폐정맥이상연결증(2), 폐동맥-대동맥봉합술(Damus-Stansel-Kaye, 1) 등의 고식술이 시행되었다. 완전폰탄술식전 19례의 양방향성 체정맥-폐동맥단락술과 1례의 전(全)체정맥-폐동맥단락술(Kawashima procedure)이 진행되었다. 술전 혈역학소견상, 평균 폐동맥압/폐혈관저항은 14.6 (범위 5-28mmHg) / 2.2 (범위0.4-6.9)wood.unit였으며, 폐혈류/체혈류비가 평균 0.9 (범위0.3-3.0)였다. 이완기말심실압은 평균 9.0 (범위 3.0-21.0) mmHg였고 동맥혈의 산소포화도는 평균 76.0 (범위 45.6-88.0) %였다. 수술은 분계능(terminal crest) 2cm 외측으로 우심이부터 우심방-하공정맥경계부에 종절개를 가하고 하공정맥개구부부터 상공정맥개구부 또는 우심이까지 Gore-Tex 인조도관을 이용하여 외측통동을 형성시키는 방법으로 시행하였으며 필요한 경우 통로상에 4-5.5 mm 직경의 구멍을 만들어 주었다. 동시에 시행한 술식은, 폐동맥성형술(22), 심방중격절제술(21), 폐정맥이상연결증 교정(4), 영구적인 인공심박동기거치(3) 등이었고, 32례에 대하여 통로내 구멍을 만들어 주었으며 그중 1례는 조절형(adjustable)으로 시행하였다. 심방-폐동맥 연결 방법으로 시행한 폰탄술 후 4년후에 발생한 재발성 난치성 상심실형 부정맥환아 1례에 대하여 외측통로형의 변환 폰탄술식이 시행되었다. 수술 직후 혈역학 소견상 평균 폐동맥압, 이완기말심실압, 실온에서 동맥혈의 산소포화도가 각각 12.7 (8-21)mmHg, 7.6 (범위4-12)mmHg, 89.9 (범위68-100) %였다. 병원사망율은 6.7 (7/104) %였고 술후 합병증으로 지속적인 늑막삼출(11), 부정맥(8), 유미흉(9), 중추신경계손상(5), 감염 및 염증(5), 급성신부전(4)이 발생하였다. 평균 27.2 (범위1-85) 개월동안의 외래 추적결과 5명의 만기 사망이 있었다. 저자등은 본연구결과를 토대로 심장내 외측통동폰탄술식이 기능적 단심실 환자에 대하여 비교적 낮은 사망율 및 합병증과 우수한 혈역학으로 시행될수 있는 수술방법이란 사실을 입증하였다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.127-129
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• 2007

A 3-month-old male Maltese dog was presented with generalized trembling, ataxia, and seizure.The patient had traumatic injury on history takings. Physical examination revealed dome shaped craniumwith open fontanelle, nasal hemorrhage, and blepharoedema with hemorhage on the left side. On serumbiochemical profiles, creatine phosphokinase was severely elevated. There was no remarkable findingon radiography. Ultrasound images of brain were obtained via a persistence bregmatic fontanelle, andbilateraly dilated lateral ventricles with a hyperechoic mass on the left temporal lobe were detected.Based on clinical signs, history, physical examination, laboratory findings, and ultrasonographic findings,we suspected this intracranial mass to intracerebral hematoma induced by head trauma. Methylprednisoloneh after initial diagnosis. We performed necropsy and confirmed intracerebral hematoma. This case reportdescribes the identification of intracerebral hematoma using ultrasonography.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.481-487
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• 1992

The present study was designed to investigate the appearance of the congenital aggregates of the ectodermal glial cells in the brain of the normal rodents. The brain samples were taken from mice fetus, juvenile mice, rats and rabbits. The appearance regions of the glial cell aggregates (GCA) were investigated and the cells in the GCA were identified with electron microscope. 1. GCA in the mouse fetus tended to be higher in cell density, larger in size and lower frequency in appearance than juvenile mouse. The regions of higher appearance frequency of GCA in the juveniles of mice, rats and rabbits were ordered as subependymal layer in the collateral trigone of lateral ventricles, molecular layer of the neocortex, inner layer except the molecular layer in the neocortex, cerebral medulla, corpus callosum and hippocampus. Appearance frequency of GCA in the neonatal mice tended to be higher until 5 day after birth, and were markedly decreased on 10 and 15 day after birth. 2. GCA tended to be closed on one side of the blood vessels or neurons but not perivascular or perineuronal appearance. 3. In electron microscophy, GCA were composed of immature oligodendrocytes and astrocytes in the subependymal, and tended to be more mature and loose in the neocortex and to be appended some microglia cells with age. The cells in the GCA of older mice tended to be more mature than in young mice.