- Original Article
- A Case of Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis due to Congenital Cribriform Plate Defect.
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Hong Chul Lee, Jong Leam Choi, Wan Soeb Kim, Myung Ho Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(3):412-417. Published online March 31, 1989
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One patient with a history of recurrent bacterial meningitis was examined with skull and sinus
radiographs, routine cranial computed tomography and immunologic evaluation. None of these
studies were diagnostic.
Thin-section (1-2 mm) direct coronal computed cranial tomography demonstrated congenital
cribriform plate defect.
This patient was repaired surgically and no further meningitis has developed for 16 months |
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- A case of Dandy-Walker syndrome.
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Kyung Hee Kim, Jong Leam Choi, Hyo Sook Hong, Wan Seop Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(11):1586-1591. Published online November 30, 1989
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Dandy-Walker syndrome is a developmental disorder of the brain associated with hydrocephalus,
possterior fossa cyst and maldevelopment of the cerebellar vermis and is a result of outlet obstruction
of the fourth ventricle.
We experienced a case of a 6 day old male neonate who presented macrocephaly which revealed
marked dilated fourth & lateral ventricle, large posterior fossa cyst and hypoplastic cerebellum, no
vermis on Brain... |
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- A Case of Cockayne Syndrome.
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Jong Leam Choi, Kyung Hee Kim, Hyo Sook Hong, Wan Soeb Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(10):1422-1427. Published online October 31, 1989
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We experienced a case of Cockayne syndrome in a 12 10/12 year-old male who had characteristic
manifestations with cachectic dwarfism, severe mental retardation, intracranial calcifications, an
unusal face, photo-sensitive dermatitis and joint flexion contractures.
Laboratory investigations have not revealed any consistent abnormality.
We report this case with brief review of some related literatures. |
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