The olfactory groove schwannoma attached to the cribriform plate: a case report.

The olfactory groove schwannoma is a quite rare tumor. We report a case of a 49-year-old woman with an olfactory groove schwannoma attached to the cribriform plate without olfactory dysfunction. She had no specific neurological symptoms other than a headache, and resection of the tumor showed it to be a schwannoma.

New method of predicting dry weight using bioelectrical impedance analysis in haemodialysis patients.

Aim: There were significant differences in the slopes of the ultrafiltration (UF) amount removed during haemodialysis (HD) sessions versus the percentage change in the extracellular fluid/total body water ratio for the right lower extremity (ECF/TBW(right leg)) plot in normohydrated (NH) and overhydrated states. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a method for predicting dry weight (DW) using these results.

Methods: It was hypothesized that for patients to become NH, the slope of the UF amount versus the percentage changes in ECF/TBW(right leg) plot should be same as that of NH patients and a method for predicting DW was developed.