Natural course of lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis.

Natural course of lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis is poorly understood. A 49-year-old male had noticed being unnaturally thirsty since about two years previously. An enlargement of the pituitary stalk and pituitary gland was thus observed by MR at that time.

Pilocytic astrocytoma arising from an area of nodular heterotopia located in the white matter of the temporal lobe: case report.

A 16-year-old girl suffering from intractable temporal lobe epilepsy presented with a pilocytic astrocytoma, which occurred in an area of nodular heterotopia located in the white matter of the temporal lobe. The pilocytic astrocytoma appeared to be covered by an area of gliosis, which contained numerous Rosenthal fibers, while in the lesion the pilocytic astrocytoma occupied a small area. The gliosis eventually became a tumor-like lesion.

Shortening patterns of the infundibulum in valvular pulmonary stenosis before and after balloon valvuloplasty.

We analyzed shortening patterns of the infundibulum in 11 patients with valvular pulmonary stenosis (PS) before and immediately after balloon valvuloplasty and at follow-up. The control group consisted of 32 patients with Kawasaki disease. The valvuloplasty was performed at the age of 5.

Lhermitte-Duclos disease associated with Cowden disease.

We encountered a patient with Lhermitte-Duclos disease accompanied by Cowden disease, the second reported in Japan. The histological findings are described in detail. It is important to suspect Cowden disease in patients with Lhermitte-Duclos disease.

Spinal malignant lymphoma appearing after radiation and chemotherapy of a pineal region tumor.

The occurrence of malignant lymphoma in the pineal region is very rare. We experienced a case of pineal region tumor that was treated by radiation and chemotherapy. After 1 year, the tumor metastasized to the cauda equina and was operated on.

[A case of frontal lobe epilepsy presenting with recurrent speech arrest].

We report a 55-year-old right-handed man with frontal lobe epilepsy manifesting recurrent speech arrest. He was known to have hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, and gout. In the three days prior to admission, he had episodes of sudden inability to talk.

[A clinical evaluation of cefdinir in pediatric infections].

Cefdinir (CFDN), a new oral cephalosporin, was administered to 10 patients with various infections and the following results were obtained. 1. Clinical responses in 10 patients (1 patient with rhinitis, 2 with sinusitis, 1 with pharyngitis, 1 with tonsillitis, 4 with scarlet fever and 1 with abscess) were excellent in 6 and good in 4 with an efficacy rate of 100%.

Posttraumatic dissecting aneurysm of the anterior cerebral artery: case report.

A case of cerebral infarction in the territory of the anterior cerebral artery after a minor head injury is reported. It is possible that direct or mechanical damage by the edge of the falx or stretching and shearing of the anterior cerebral artery after an acute shift of the corpus callosum caused the localized lesion of the left anterior cerebral artery. We think that this mechanical injury caused a dissecting aneurysm or a cerebral arterial dissection, which was diagnosed by sequential angiographic changes.

[An electrocardiographic abnormality called torsade de pointes in a patient of subarachnoid hemorrhage].

We report the findings in a patient in whom torsade de pointes atypical ventricular tachycardia occurred as a complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage. The patient was a 54-year-old female and she was admitted to our hospital to treat gastric ulcer on October 8, 1985. The electrocardiogram on admission showed mild left ventricular hypertrophy.

[Post-traumatic occlusion of the anterior cerebral artery].

A rare case with cerebral infarction in the region of the anterior cerebral artery after minor head injury is reported. A 44-year-old male sustained a blow in the occipital area and became unconscious for a moment when he was driving a car and was involved in a rear-end collision. There being no significant signs, he drove home.