• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.389-394
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• 2001

경막정맥동 혈전증은 다양한 원인을 가진 비교적 드문 질환으로 알려져왔으며 임상양상 및 발현형태가 매우 다양하여 임상적 진단이 쉽지 않았다. 그러나 최근에는 여러 영상진단 방법, 특히 자기공명영상 혈관 촬영등을 통해 조기 진단이 가능하게되었다. 치료 방법을 결정할 때, 환자의 임상증상과 정맥순환계의 개인간 차이가 매우 중요한 인자중 하나이다. 저자들은 보존적 치료로 좋은 결과를 얻은 2례의 경막정맥동 환자의 특성을 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.5-10
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• 2000

Objective: To describe the neuroradiologic findings of primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (PAPS). Materials and Methods: During a recent two-year period, abnormally elevated antiphospholipid antibodies were detected in a total of 751 patients. In any cases in which risk factors for stroke were detected - hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, smoking, and the presence of SLE or other connective tissue diseases - PAPS was not diagnosed. Neuroradiologic studies were performed in 11 of 32 patients with PAPS. We retrospectively reviewed brain CT (n = 7), MR (n = 8), and cerebral angiography (n = 8) in 11 patients with special attention to the presence of brain parenchymal lesions and cerebral arterial or venous abnormalities. Results: CT or MR findings of PAPS included nonspecific multiple hyper-intensity foci in deep white matter on T2-weighted images (5/11), a large infarct in the territory of the middle cerebral artery (4/11), diffuse cortical atrophy (2/11), focal hemorrhage (2/11), and dural sinus thrombosis (1/11). Angiographic findings were normal (5/8) or reflected either occlusion of a large cerebral artery (2/8) or dural sinus thrombosis (1/8). Conclusion: Neuroradiologic findings of PAPS are nonspecific but in young or middle- aged adults who show the above mentioned CT or MR findings, and in whom risk factors for stroke are not present, the condition should be suspected.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.427-433
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• 2023

This study aimed to quantitatively compare the diameters measured directly from the coronal plane or sagittal plane of 2D digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and the cross-sectional area-converted diameters calculated from contrast-enhanced MR (CE-MR) imaging. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 20 patients who underwent both 2D DSA and CE-MR imaging. Firstly, the venous diameters of the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and transverse sinus (TS) were directly measured from 2D DSA. Subsequently, the axial planes for SSS diameter and the sagittal plane for TS in CE-MR imaging were utilized to calculate cross-sectional area-based converted diameters. The numerical values obtained from 2D DSA and CE-MR imaging were compared pairwise at each location. For SSS, the diameter measured by 2D DSA was 27% larger than the conversion-based diameter from CE-MR imaging (9.8±1.4 mm vs. 7.1±1.3 mm, P<0.05). Similarly, for the right TS, the difference was 16% (8.8±3.2 mm vs. 7.4±2.0 mm, P<0.05), and for the left TS, the difference was 22% (8.4±2.8 mm vs. 6.6±1.3 mm, P<0.05). In conclusion, the diameter measured directly in conventional 2D DSA may be larger than the diameter converted based on the cross-sectional area. Therefore, when selecting the size of the stent, it is crucial to make precise determinations while keeping this fact in mind.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.444-453
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• 2023

Objective: Meningeal lymphatic vessels are predominantly located in the parasagittal dural space (PSD); these vessels drain interstitial fluids out of the brain and contribute to the glymphatic system. We aimed to investigate the ability of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in assessing the dynamic changes in the meningeal lymphatic vessels in PSD. Materials and Methods: Eighteen participants (26-71 years; male:female, 10:8), without neurological or psychiatric diseases, were prospectively enrolled and underwent DCE-MRI. Three regions of interests (ROIs) were placed on the PSD, superior sagittal sinus (SSS), and cortical vein. Early and delayed enhancement patterns and six kinetic curve-derived parameters were obtained and compared between the three ROIs. Moreover, the participants were grouped into the young (< 65 years; n = 9) or older (≥ 65 years; n = 9) groups. Enhancement patterns and kinetic curve-derived parameters in the PSD were compared between the two groups. Results: The PSD showed different enhancement patterns than the SSS and cortical veins (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively) in the early and delayed phases. The PSD showed slow early enhancement and a delayed wash-out pattern. The six kinetic curve-derived parameters of PSD was significantly different than that of the SSS and cortical vein. The PSD washout rate of older participants was significantly lower (median, 0.09; interquartile range [IQR], 0.01-0.15) than that of younger participants (median, 0.32; IQR, 0.07-0.45) (P = 0.040). Conclusion: This study shows that the dynamic changes of meningeal lymphatic vessels in PSD can be assessed with DCE-MRI, and the results are different from those of the venous structures. Our finding that delayed wash-out was more pronounced in the PSD of older participants suggests that aging may disturb the meningeal lymphatic drainage.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.475-484
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• 1993

두개강내 정맥동 주위의 수술시 일시적으로 또는 영구히 정맥동을 결찰해야 할 경우 안전한 결찰부위 및 결찰시간을 알기 위해 30마리의 고양이를 각각 5마리씩 6군으로 나누어 시상정맥동의 전방 1/3, 중앙 1/3, 후방 1/3과 Torcular Herophili 및 좌, 우 횡행정맥동을 폐쇄시켜 전신동맥압, 뇌관류압, 두개강내압 및 정맥동내압의 폐쇄 전과 폐쇄후 시간경과에 따른 변화를 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 시상 정맥동의 경우 전방 1/3폐쇄군에서는 폐쇄후 시간 경과에 따른 유의한 변화는 없었다. 중앙 1/3폐쇄군에서는 폐쇄후 시간별로는 전신동맥압이 폐쇄후 2분, 4분에 유의한 상승이 있었고 두개강내압이 폐쇄후 l분에서 3분에 걸쳐, 정맥동내압이 1분에서 4분에 증가하였다. 후방 1/3폐쇄군에서는 폐쇄후 시간경과에 따라 전신동맥압의 경우는 폐쇄후 2분, 4분, 6분에 유의한 증가를 보였으며 6분에 가장 현저한 증가(p<0.05)를 보였고 두개강내압은 2분에서 7분간 계속 유의한 증가를 보였고 폐쇄후 3분에 가장 현저한 증가(p<0.01)를 보였다. 정맥동내압은 1분에서 3분에 유의한 증가를 보였고 폐쇄후 1분에 가장 현저한 증가(p<0.01)를 보였다. Torcular Herophili 폐쇄군에서는 폐쇄후 시간 별로는 전신동맥압의 경우는 폐쇄후 1분에서 2분, 4분에서 6분까지 유의한 증가를 보였으며 폐쇄후 2분에 각각 가장 현저한 증가(p<0.01)를 보였고 뇌관류압은 폐쇄후 5분, 6분, 7분에 유의한 감소(p<0.05)를 실험군중 처음으로 보였다. 두 개강 내압은 3-6분간 유의한 증가를 보였고 폐쇄후 6분에 가장 유의한 증가를 보였다(p<0.01). 정맥동내압은 7분간 계속 유의한 상승이 있었고 폐쇄후 2분에 가장 현저한 증가(p<0.01)를 보였다. 우측 횡행정맥동 폐쇄군에서는 폐쇄후 시간별로는 전신동맥압이 폐쇄후 5분에 유의한 상승을 보였고 두개강 내압이 7분간 계속 유의한 상승을 보여 가장 민감한 반응을 보였으며 폐쇄후 6분에 가장 현저한 상승(p<0.01)을 보였다. 정맥동내압도 계속 유의한 증가를 보였고 폐쇄후 2분에 가장 유의 한 증가(p<0.01)를 나타냈다. 좌측 횡행정맥 폐쇄군에서는 폐쇄후 시간경과에 따라 유의한 변화는 없었다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2003

Ischemic stroke is among the principal causes of death and disability in the elderly. Although control of blood pressure, decreased cigarette smoking, and modified dietary habits are among important reasons for stroke decline, the use of antithrombotic therapy, rigorously prescribed. Several antiplatelet agents are approved to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke. Aspirin is the best-studied and most widely used antiplatelet agent for stroke prevention; it provides approximately 15% to 25% relatively risk reduction for secondary prevention of stroke or the major vascular death. Combining 2 antiplatelet agents with different mechanism of action was demonstrated to provide a substantial increase in efficacy in several studies. Anticoagulation should be considered first with potential cardiac sources of embolism. Heparin reduces development of erythrocyte-fibrin thrombi that form in regions of vascular stasis especially within the heart, in severely stenosed arteries sometimes engrafted on white thrombi, in acute arterial occlusion. Heparin should not be indiscriminately given to all acute brain ischemia patients, but may contribute to treatment of large artery occlusion and severe stenosis, cardiogenic embolism with a high acute recurrence risk, and dural sinus and cerebral venous thromobosis.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권6호
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• pp.672-680
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• 2023

Objective : We evaluated the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term results of patients with dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF), which is a very rare cause of posterior fossa hemorrhage. Methods : This study included 15 patients who underwent endovascular, surgical, combined, or Gamma Knife treatments between 2012 and 2020. Demographics and clinical features, angiographic features, treatment modalities, and outcomes were analyzed. Results : The mean age of the patients was 40±17 years (range, 17-68), and 68% were men (11/15). Seven of the patients (46.6%) were in the age group of 50 years and older. While the mean Glasgow coma scale was 11.5±3.9 (range, 4-15), 46.3% presented with headache and 53.7% had stupor/coma. Four patients (26.6%) had only cerebellar hematoma and headache. All dAVFs had cortical venous drainage. In 11 patients (73.3%), the fistula was located in the tentorium and was the most common localization. Three patients (20%) had transverse and sigmoid sinus localizations, while one patient (6.7%) had dAVF located in the foramen magnum. Eighteen sessions were performed on the patients during endovascular treatment. Sixteen sessions (88.8%) were performed with the transarterial (TA) route, one session (5.5%) with the transvenous (TV) route, and one session (5.5%) with the TA+TV route. Surgery was performed in two patients (14.2%). One patient (7.1%) passed away. While there were nine patients (64.2%) with a Rankin score between 0 and 2, the total closure rate was 69.2% in the first year of control angiograms. Conclusion : In the differential diagnosis of posterior fossa hemorrhages, the differential diagnosis of dAVFs, which is a very rare entity, should be considered, even in the middle and elderly age groups, in patients presenting with good clinical status and pure hematoma. The treatment of such patients can be done safely and effectively in a multidisciplinary manner with a good understanding of pathological vascular anatomy and appropriate endovascular treatment approaches.