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Original Article
The Usefulness of Emergency Brain Computerized Tomography in Children with First Seizures
Hyun Kyung Park, In Joon Seol
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(5):562-568.   Published online May 15, 2001
Purpose : This study was performed to discover whether emergency brain computerized tomography(CT) is useful for the diagnosis and management of patients with first seizure. Methods : We studied retrostpectively all children(under 15-year-old) without a history of neurologic illness who visited Hanyang University Hospital and took a brain CT because of a first seizure attack between January 1996 and June 1999....
A Clinical Study on Patients with Porencephaly
Sung Yoon Cho, Jai Yoon Kim, Kwang Sun Han, Sa Jun Chung, Chang Il Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(7):975-981.   Published online July 15, 1993
Porencephaly is relatively rare condition defined by a defect or cavity in the cerebrum owing to a developmental malformation or to a destructive lesion. Forty-five porencephaly patients diagnosed by Brain CT were clinically analyzed and the following results were obtained. 1) By the age group presenting initial symptoms, the peak incidence was from 1 month to below 3 years old. 2) In initial...
Significance of Brain CT in Children with Chief Complaints of Neurological Symptoms and Signs of Intracranial Disorders
Chun Ho Cho, Chung Hyun Yoon, Young Wook Kim, Ki Bok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(6):753-761.   Published online June 15, 1992
Because of its accuracy, rapidity as well as non-invasiveness, brain CT (computerized transaxial tomography)is being widely used as the most reliablel diagnostic approach for neurologic disorders in childhood. Brain CT provides good anatomic configuration of the brain and its gross disease processes that have as a manifestation alteration in brain density, disturbance in blood-brain barrior, or mass effect etc. We evaluated...
Brain CT Findings According to Seizure Type in Children with Seizure Disorder
Sung-Yoon Cho, Byoung-Kee Yeo, Sa-Jun Chung, Chang-Il Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(4):470-475.   Published online April 15, 1992
Detection of the organic lesion in convulsive disorder is very important for the therapeutic p-lan and the prognostic aspects. The results of brain CT in 204 children with seizure were evalu-ated in relation to the age of onset, according to seizure type, and final diagnosis of abnormal fi ndings by CT scan. The following results were obtained. 1) Out of 204 cases,...
The value of computerized axial tomography of the brain in children with central nervous system disorders.
Young Gyun Lee, Dae Sung Hwang, Kwang Soo Oh, Hyang Seuk Yoon, Jong Duck Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(10):1409-1416.   Published online October 31, 1991
The introduction of computerized tomography (CT), a diagnostic method, has revolutionized the evaluation of neurologic disorders in children. And it provides a noninvasive, safe, and rapid diagnosis of intracranial pathology. CT scanning was performed on 126 children with neurologic symptoms who had admitted to department of pediatrics, Wonkwang University Hospital, from January 1986 to June 1990. Our study was designed to evaluate the usefulness of...
Brain CT and clinical finding in tuberlous meningitis.
Moon Chan Kim, Chan Yung Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(10):1391-1399.   Published online October 31, 1991
In this study, we evaluated clinical symptoms, neurologic findings, CSF examinations and prognosis of patients who were diagnosed to have tuberculous meningitis at Pusan National University Hospital and Gospel Hospital from march, 1983 to december, 1989. 1) Mean age was 3 years and 8 months and the percentage of patients under 6 years old was 71.9%. The male to female ration was 2.2:1. 2) Fever and vomiting...
Significance of Brain CT in Children with Seizure.
Soon Ock Kang, Hyang Sook Hyun, Jee Sung Kim, Im Ju Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(3):375-380.   Published online March 31, 1989
For review of diagnostic utility and significance of brain CT in children with seizure, we analysed history, EEG, neurological examination and brain CT of 130 children who had vistied our hospital from January 1984 to June 1987. The results were as follows; In this series, the frequency of abnormal brain CT was 37.7% and it’s finding kept in order of atrophy, hydrocephalus, tumor, adnormal calcification,...
Clinical Analysis of Brain Tumors in Children.
Ki Ji Lee, Eun Sook Choi, Jae Sun Park, Tae Sang Chun, Robert H Kyle, Hwa Dong Lee, Bang Hur, Man Ha Hur
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(2):191-200.   Published online February 28, 1987
Brain tumors are the second most common tumors in pediatric age groups. 22 cases of child brain tumors diagnosed by CT and operation at Kosin medical center in the period of 7 years from Jan. 1979 to Dec. 1985 were reviewed and the result were as follows. 1) The age distribution of brain tumor is the highest between 5 and 10 years (14/22), and...
Case Report
A Case of Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
Jun Taek Park, Geom Hyun Jang, Jae Kyu Lee, Kyu Eun Lee, Jung Hyup Oh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(8):823-828.   Published online August 31, 1983
We experienced a case of Sturge-Weber Syndrome in 6 month old male. The diagnosis was established by charecteristic features of Sturge-Weber Syndrome such as facial port-wine nevus, focal seizure, hemiparesis, glaucoma and typical calcification & brain atrophy as on brain CT. Plain radiographys of the skull revealed no evidence of calcification, But the brain C.T. clearly showed calcific densities. We have presented this case...