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Maxillary sinus aspergilloma of odontogenic origin: Report of 2 cases with cone-beam computed tomographic findings and review of the literature

  • Torul, Damla;Yuceer, Ezgi;Sumer, Mahmut;Gun, Seda
    • Imaging Science in Dentistry
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    • 제48권2호
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    • pp.139-145
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    • 2018
  • Aspergilloma of the maxillary sinus is considered rare in immunocompetent patients, but a considerable increase has recently been seen in the incidence of reported cases. Dental procedures involving the antral region are thought to predispose individuals to this form of aspergillosis. Because aspergilloma shares similar clinical features with other sinus pathologies, its diagnosis may be delayed. Thus, an early diagnosis confirmed by a histopathological examination plays a crucial role in the adequate management of aspergilloma. This article provides a concise review of the reported cases of aspergilloma associated with dental procedures and reports 2 new cases of aspergilloma in middle-aged female patients, with a presentation of their cone-beam computed tomographic findings.

급성 호흡부전 임산부에서의 폐병변 (Unusual Roentgenographic Presentation of Lung Cancer in a Pregnant Woman with Acute Respiratory Failure)

  • 박태병;황성철;이이형;박경주;주희재
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.951-954
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    • 1995
  • Diagnostic procedures in pregnant wowen is limited and is usually delayed, especially so if she is on mechanical ventilation. A 28-year-old pregnant woman with severe dyspnea was referred to our hospital under the impression of miliary tuberculosis. The respiratory failure was so severe that patient had to be managed with mechanical ventilator under clinical impression of overwhelming pneumonia or pulmonary tuberculosis. But the patient's conditions deteriorated. Bronchoscopy and blind transbronchial lung biopsy performed to determine the nature of the etiology, and to our surprise, revealed squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.

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용액에서의 초고속 방향성 이완 동력학 (Ultrafast Orientation Relaxation Dnamics in Solution)

  • 정영붕
    • 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국광학회 1989년도 제4회 파동 및 레이저 학술발표회 4th Conference on Waves and lasers 논문집 - 한국광학회
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    • pp.55-58
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    • 1989
  • The methods of recording transient phenomena with picosecond or better resolution fall into two basic categories: those in which the detector itself prossesses adequate time resolution for the task at hand, and those in which the response of the system is sampled by examining the characteristics of a second pulse ("the probe") delayed in time from the initiating pulse ("the pump") as a function of time delay between pump and probe cases. In this case the time resolution is only limited by the pump-and probe-pulse durations. As an application of this time-resolved spectroscopic technique, the ultrafast orientational relaxation phenomena of the dye molecules are currently under investigation in our laboratory. In this presentation the status of our experiment is summarized.iment is summarized.

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Oculocardiac reflex in an adult with a trapdoor orbital floor fracture: case report, literature review, and differential diagnosis

  • Brasileiro, Bernardo Ferreira;Sickels, Joseph E. Van;Cunningham, Larry L. Jr.
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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    • 제46권6호
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    • pp.428-434
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    • 2020
  • Orbital floor blowout fractures can result in a variety of signs and symptoms depending on the severity of the bone defect. Large defects often result in enophthalmos and restriction of ocular movement; yet the timing of surgery can be delayed up to two weeks with good functional outcomes. In contrast, an orbital trapdoor defect with entrapment of the inferior rectus muscle usually elicits pain with marked restriction of the upward gaze and activation of the oculocardiac reflex without significant dystopia or enophthalmos. When autonomic cardiac derangement is diagnosed along with an orbital floor fracture, it has been suggested that the fracture should be treated immediately. Otherwise, it will result in continued hemodynamic instability and muscular injury and may require a second surgery. This article reports the management of an unusual presentation of a trapdoor blowout orbital floor fracture surgery with oculocardiac response in an adult, with emphasis on its pathophysiology, management, and differential diagnosis.

Visual Outcome after Transsphenoidal Surgery in Patients with Pituitary Apoplexy

  • Seuk, Ju-Wan;Kim, Choong-Hyun;Yang, Moon-Sul;Cheong, Jin-Hwan;Kim, Jae-Min
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제49권6호
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    • pp.339-344
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    • 2011
  • Objective : Pituitary apoplexy is one of the most serious life-threatening complications of pituitary adenoma. The purpose of this study is to investigate the visual outcome after early transsphenoidal surgery for the patients with pituitary apoplexy. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed the 31 patients with pituitary apoplexy who were admitted due to acute visual acuity or field impairment and treated by transsphenoidal surgery. Five patients were excluded because of the decreased conscious level. The visual acuity of each individual eye was evaluated by Snellen's chart Visual fields were also checked using automated perimetry. To compare the visual outcome according to the surgical timing, we divided the patients into 2 groups. The first group, 21 of the patients have been undertaken transsphenoidal approach (TSA) within at least 48 hours after admission. The second group included 8 patients who have been undertaken TSA beyond 48 hours. All patients were monitored at least 12 months after surgery. Results : Patients were 21 males and 8 females (M : F=2.6 : 1) with the mean age of 42.4 years. Among the enrolled 29 patients, 26 patients presented with decreased visual acuity and 23 patients revealed the defective visual field respectively. Postoperatively, improvement in the visual acuity was seen in 15 patients (83.3%) who underwent surgery within the first 48 hours of presentation, as compared to those in whom surgery was delayed beyond 48 hours (n=5; 62.5%) (p=0.014). Improvement in the visual field deficits was observed in 15 (88.2%) of patients who had been operated on within the first 48 hours of presentation, as compared to those in whom surgery was delayed beyond 48 hours (n=3; 50.0%) (p=0.037). Conclusion : This study suggests that rapid transsphenoidal surgery is effective to recover the visual impairment in patients with pituitary apoplexy. If there are associated abnormalities of visual acuity or visual fields in patients with hemorrhagic pituitary apoplexy, early neurosurgical intervention within 48 hours should be also required to recover visual impairment.

즉각적 재인 기억과 지연 재인 기억이 사건과련전위에 미치는 영향 (The effect of immediate and delayed recognition memory on event-related potential(ERP))

  • 김명선;조상수;권준수
    • 인지과학
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    • 제11권3_4호
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    • pp.83-93
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    • 2000
  • 즉각적 재인 기억과 지연 재인 기억이 사건관련전위에 미치는 영향을 연속재인 과제를 사용하여 조사하였다. 240개의 자극 단어 중에서 100개는 즉각적으로 반복제시되었고 100개는 5개의 간섭 단어 후에 지연 반복제시되었으며 40개는 반복제시되지 않았다 .반복제시된 단어 중 처음 제시된 경우와 전혀 반복제시 되지 않은 단어를 새로운 단어로이름하였다. 새로운 단어와 지연 반복제시된 단어에 비해 즉각적으로 반복제시된 단어에 대한 반응시간이 유의하게 빨랐고, 재인정확율도 높았다. 사건관련전위를 분석한 결과 즉각적 반복제시 단어에서는 P300의 진폭이 감소하였고 잠복기가 짧았던 반면 지연 반복제시 단어에서는 P300의 진폭이 감소하였고 잠복기가 길었다. 그리고 즉각적 반복제시 단어에서는 N400이 관찰되지 않은 반면 새로운 단어와 자연 반복제시 단어에서는 N400이 관찰되었다. 자극제시 조건에 따른 사건관련전위는 자극 제시 310ms이후부터 서로 다른 양상을 보이기 시작하였다. 본 연구 결과는 즉각적 재인 기억과 지연 재인기억이 서로 분리될 있다는 것, 다시 말하면 서로 다른 대뇌 기전에 근거하고 있을 가능성이 높다는 것을 시사한다. 단어에 대한 즉각적 및 지연 재인을 형판 비교와 기억 탐색의 관점에서의 논의하였다.

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Sound-Field Speech Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response in Cochlear-Implant Recipients

  • Jarollahi, Farnoush;Valadbeigi, Ayub;Jalaei, Bahram;Maarefvand, Mohammad;Zarandy, Masoud Motasaddi;Haghani, Hamid;Shirzhiyan, Zahra
    • 대한청각학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.71-78
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    • 2020
  • Background and Objectives: Currently limited information is available on speech stimuli processing at the subcortical level in the recipients of cochlear implant (CI). Speech processing in the brainstem level is measured using speech-auditory brainstem response (S-ABR). The purpose of the present study was to measure the S-ABR components in the sound-field presentation in CI recipients, and compare with normal hearing (NH) children. Subjects and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, participants were divided in two groups: patients with CIs; and NH group. The CI group consisted of 20 prelingual hearing impairment children (mean age=8.90±0.79 years), with ipsilateral CIs (right side). The control group consisted of 20 healthy NH children, with comparable age and sex distribution. The S-ABR was evoked by the 40-ms synthesized /da/ syllable stimulus that was indicated in the sound-field presentation. Results: Sound-field S-ABR measured in the CI recipients indicated statistically significant delayed latencies, than in the NH group. In addition, these results demonstrated that the frequency following response peak amplitude was significantly higher in CI recipients, than in the NH counterparts (p<0.05). Finally, the neural phase locking were significantly lower in CI recipients (p<0.05). Conclusions: The findings of sound-field S-ABR demonstrated that CI recipients have neural encoding deficits in temporal and spectral domains at the brainstem level; therefore, the sound-field S-ABR can be considered an efficient clinical procedure to assess the speech process in CI recipients.

Sound-Field Speech Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response in Cochlear-Implant Recipients

  • Jarollahi, Farnoush;Valadbeigi, Ayub;Jalaei, Bahram;Maarefvand, Mohammad;Zarandy, Masoud Motasaddi;Haghani, Hamid;Shirzhiyan, Zahra
    • Journal of Audiology & Otology
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.71-78
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    • 2020
  • Background and Objectives: Currently limited information is available on speech stimuli processing at the subcortical level in the recipients of cochlear implant (CI). Speech processing in the brainstem level is measured using speech-auditory brainstem response (S-ABR). The purpose of the present study was to measure the S-ABR components in the sound-field presentation in CI recipients, and compare with normal hearing (NH) children. Subjects and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, participants were divided in two groups: patients with CIs; and NH group. The CI group consisted of 20 prelingual hearing impairment children (mean age=8.90±0.79 years), with ipsilateral CIs (right side). The control group consisted of 20 healthy NH children, with comparable age and sex distribution. The S-ABR was evoked by the 40-ms synthesized /da/ syllable stimulus that was indicated in the sound-field presentation. Results: Sound-field S-ABR measured in the CI recipients indicated statistically significant delayed latencies, than in the NH group. In addition, these results demonstrated that the frequency following response peak amplitude was significantly higher in CI recipients, than in the NH counterparts (p<0.05). Finally, the neural phase locking were significantly lower in CI recipients (p<0.05). Conclusions: The findings of sound-field S-ABR demonstrated that CI recipients have neural encoding deficits in temporal and spectral domains at the brainstem level; therefore, the sound-field S-ABR can be considered an efficient clinical procedure to assess the speech process in CI recipients.

Factors impacting time to total shoulder arthroplasty among patients with primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis and rotator cuff arthropathy managed conservatively with corticosteroid injections

  • Dhruv S. Shankar;Edward S. Mojica;Christopher A. Colasanti;Anna M. Blaeser;Paola F. Ortega;Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas;Laith M. Jazrawi
    • Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.32-40
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    • 2023
  • Background: The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of the time from initial presentation to total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) in patients with primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis (OA) and rotator cuff (RTC) arthropathy who were conservatively managed with corticosteroid injections. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent TSA from 2010 to 2021. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to estimate median time to TSA for primary OA and RTC arthropathy patients. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to identify significant predictors of time to TSA and to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Statistical significance was set at P<0.05. Results: The cohort included 160 patients with primary OA and 92 with RTC arthropathy. In the primary OA group, median time to TSA was 15 months. Significant predictors of shorter time to TSA were older age at presentation (HR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.00-1.04; P=0.03) and presence of moderate or severe acromioclavicular joint arthritis (HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.05-2.01; P=0.03). In the RTC arthropathy group, median time to TSA was 14 months, and increased number of corticosteroid injections was associated with longer time to TSA (HR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.80-0.95; P=0.003). Conclusions: There are distinct prognostic factors for progression to TSA between primary OA patients and RTC arthropathy patients managed with corticosteroid injections. Multiple corticosteroid injections are associated with delayed time to TSA in RTC arthropathy patients.