- Case Report
- A case of Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis in childhood
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Ji Youn Kim, Young Ok Kim, Young Jun Son, Young Jong Woo
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(4):607-611. Published online April 15, 2010
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Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is a rare disease diagnosed by specific clinical features such as 'progressive, relatively symmetric external ophthalmoplegia and ataxia by 4 weeks' and 'disturbance of consciousness or hyperreflexia' after the exclusion of other diseases involving the brain stem. Anti-ganglioside antibodies (GM, GD and GQ) in the serum or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are sometimes informative for the diagnosis... |
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- Spontaneous intracranial internal carotid artery dissection in a
child with psoriasis
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Young Ok Kim, Young Jun Son, Young Jong Woo, Sook Jung Yun
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(9):1044-1047. Published online September 15, 2009
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A 13-year-old girl with psoriasis of the elbow, trunk, and face suddenly developed a severe headache followed by left hemiparesis and facial palsy. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed an acute infarction of the right temporofrontal lobe and basal ganglia on the T2- and diffusion-weighted images. Cerebral angiography showed pre-occlusive irregular scalloped stenosis (99%) in the proximal M1 segment of the... |
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- Original Article
- Diamond-Blackfan anemia: long-term follow-up of six cases
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Young Jun Son, Hee Jo Baek, Hoon Kook
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(11):1211-1216. Published online November 15, 2008
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Purpose : Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare heterogeneous genetic disorder of infancy and early childhood. It is characterized by red cell aplasia, congenital anomalies, and a predisposition to cancer. Corticosteroids and red cell transfusions are the mainstays of therapy. We describe our experience of 6 cases of DBA that were encountered over a period of 16 years.
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- Case Report
- Congenital hernia of the lung through the azygoesophageal recess
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Young Seok Choi, Young Jun Son, Si Young Bae, Kyung Sun Min, Young Kuk Cho, Woo Yeon Choi, Young Youn Choi, Jae Sook Ma, Tai Ju Hwang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(10):1123-1126. Published online October 15, 2008
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A lung hernia, defined as the protrusion of pulmonary tissue and pleural membranes through a defect in the thoracic wall, is a rare event. It can be congenital or acquired, and cervical, thoracic, or diaphragmatic in location. We report the rare occurrence of a congenital atraumatic lung herniation through the azygoesophageal recess. An 8-month-old male infant, who was born... |
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