Organophoshorous poisoning is a common cause of death in developing countries. These compounds inhibit acetylcholinesterase leading to accumulation acetylcholine, causing overstimulation nicotinic and muscarinic receptors. Atropine oximes are the mainstay treatment. helps countering effects decreasing secretions. It also makes secretions thick, tenacious may obstruct airway. We observed five ca...

Compartment syndrome of the foot requires urgent surgical treatment. Currently, there is still no agreement on the number and location of the myofascial compartments of the foot. The aim of this cadaver study was to provide an anatomical basis for surgical decompression in the event of compartment syndrome. We found that there were three tough vertical fascial septae that extended from the hind...

Although lipoprotein abnormalities of the nephrotic syndrome are assumed to be related to the presence of proteinuria, this topic has not been investigated extensively. We measured lipoproteins from 19 nonuremic patients during and after remission of the nephrotic syndrome in an effort to determine the extent of their putative atherogenicity. As expected, disturbances involved primarily the apo...

BACKGROUND Decitabine was evaluated for its efficacy and safety in Korean patients with myelodysplastic syndrome with IPSS score of 0.5 or over. DESIGN AND METHODS Decitabine 20 mg/m(2)/day was given intravenously over one hour for five consecutive days every four weeks. The primary end point was overall response rate. RESULTS A total of 101 patients were analyzed. The International Prognos...

Introduction Familiar or syndrome-associated hypo-, oligo or anodontia in children and adolescents demands for professional dental intervention, because poor dental function and aesthetics often result in psychosocial deprivation. Treatment challenges in these patients are to develop functionally and aesthetically acceptable intermediate solutions that strive for tooth and bone preservation and...