Hyperventilation Induced Syncope: Differential Feature of Head-up Tilt Table Test with Transcranial Doppler in Patient with Hyperventilation Syndrome from True Syncope

The causes of a transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) are divided into syncope, epileptic seizures, cerebrovascular diseases and functional disorders such as hyperventilation (HV) syndrome, psychogenic pseudosyncope. The differential diagnosis of TLOC is may be difficult due to lack of history, misleading features, or confusion over the definition of syncope. We have experienced a rare case of HV syncope that TLOC developed after HV from mental stress, and differentiated by head-up tilt table test with transcranial doppler.

Congenital Lymphangioma Developed in Left Hand: A case report / 대한정형외과학회잡지

A lymphangioma, which is analogous in some ways to hemangioma due to a common origin, develop and grow in identical fashion and show certain common features in response to treatment, is a benign tumor composed of lymphatic tissue. But lymphangiomas are much less common than hemangiomas in frequency and most of these lesions are usually present at birth. Most of these lesions are found in the neck, few are located in the axilla and the remainders are scattered throughout the body. Soft tissue hyertrophy of the thenar eminance and proximal portion of index finger of left hand due to congenital lymphangioma, 7-months male baby, treated by surgical resection is presented with a review of the literature.

Flexor Tendon Injury / 대한정형외과학회잡지

Flexor tendon injuries have long been considered one of the Problem areas for hand surgeons because of occasional unsatisfactory results of treatment. The authors reviewed 111 cases of flexor tendon injuries which were treated by primary repair in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital for about 6 and a half years from Jan. 1977 to Aug. 1977. The results obtained were as follows; 1. Sex ratio between male and female was 4. 3: 1. 2. Age distribution showed the most frequent occurrence between 21 and 30 (38.7%). 3. Most of the patients were injured by glass (67.5%) and at the wrist level or proximal to it. 4. Average follow up period was 6 months and over-all end result was satisfactory in 83.9% by the Klienert criteria. 5. 9 cases of the 10 flexor pollicis longus only injured showed satisfactory result by the arbitrary criteria based on active flexion range of thumb i-p joint and functional difficulties in the daily living.