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Fetal arachnoid cyst of the quadrigeminal cistern in MRI and ultrasound
The authors report a fetus with an arachnoid cyst of the quadrigeminal cistern without hydrocephalus at 30 gestational weeks.
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Fetal central nervous system pathology
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Distribution of intracellular and extracellular water molecules in develo** rat's midbrain: comparison with fraction of multicomponent T 2 relaxation time and morphological findings from electron microscopic imaging
In the present study, we examined the behavior and state of water molecules in immature and mature rat brains by measuring the components of magnetic resonance (MR) water proton transverse relaxation time (T ...
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Neuroendoscopic surgery for specific forms of hydrocephalus
Neuroendoscopic surgery was used to treat patients with various forms of hydrocephalus with specific pathophysiology, including long-standing overt ventriculomegaly in adulthood (LOVA), isolated unilateral hy...
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Hydrocephalus chronology in the fetus: pathophysiology of aqueductal stenosis and morphological findings in animal models Reply to the letter from Dr. H. C. Jones
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Sinusoidal Intrathecal Infusion for Assessment of CSF Dynamics in Kaolin-Induced Hydrocephalus
Objective. To evaluate whether changes of CSF outflow resistance and compliance in hydrocephalus can be assessed by an intrathecal infusion which is performed at a sinusoidal varying rate.
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Identical characteristics of the patient populations with pineal region tumors in Japan and in Korea and therapeutic modalities
The therapeutic modalities used for tumors of the pineal region in Western countries differ from those in Japan, mainly because of the different patient populations. An extensive survey was conducted to delin...
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Optimization for xylanase and cellulase production from Aspergillus niger ATTC 6275 in palm oil mill wastes and its application
Optimization of enzyme production from Aspergillus niger ATCC 6275 under both submerged and solid-substrate cultivation was investigated. Results from submerged cultivation using palm oil mill effluent reveale...
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Experimental models of congenital hydrocephalus and comparable clinical problems in the fetal and neonatal periods
Morphological and developmental changes of the ventricular system are analyzed in three major experimental models of congenital hydrocephalus in the rat: 6-aminonicotinamide (6-AN)-induced and LEW/Jms and HTX ...
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Methane fermentation of xylan by mesophilic and thermophilic methane sludges
The degradation of xylan during methane fermentation proceeded as a first-order reaction. The rate constants were calculated to be 0.40–0.09 day−1 at 37° C and 0.341 day−1 at 55° C. From calculations based on the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Efficacy of Shunting the Hydrocephalic Edema
The efficacy of shunting the hydrocephalic edema was evaluated by means of transmission electromicroscopical observation (TEM) comparing ultrastructual alterations seen in either valid or invalid shunted felin...
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Production of cellulolytic enzymes from fungi and use in the saccharification of palm cake and palm fibre
Aspergillus niger ATCC 6275 possesses the highest carboxymethyl-cellulase, xylanase and β-glucosidase activities under liquid and solid cultivations compared withMyceliophthora thermophila IFO 31843 and an isola...
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Ependymoma diagnosed in the first year of life in Japan in collaboration with the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
During 1987, 23 survey forms for ependymoma cases diagnosed in the 1st year of life were selected from 88 neurosurgical institutes in Japan in collaboration with the International Society for Pediatric Neurosu...
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Pathophysiology and postnatal outcome of fetal hydrocephalus
At the National Kagawa Children's or Kobe University Hospital, 24 cases of fetal hydrocephalus were managed between 1982 and 1988. There were 8 simple, 11 dysgenetic, and 5 secondary cases of hydrocephalus, an...
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Morphological evaluation for neuronal maturation in anencephaly and encephalocele in human neonates
The developmental pathogenesis of cranium bifidum and exencephaly, as well as other forms of the dysraphic state, remains unresolved. The process of neuronal maturation under such conditions is the major defin...
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Tethered cord syndrome versus low-placed conus medullaris in an over-distended spinal cord following initial repair for myelodysplasia
We present findings obtained from a total of 100 patients who had previously undergone surgery for spina bifida and whose progress had been monitored by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in our meningomyelocele...
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Brain tumors diagnosed in the first year of life in five Far-Eastern countries
A statistical survey is presented of brain tumors diagnosed in the first year of life (from five Far-Eastern countries) in relation to the racial differences in tumor types, congenital factors, and general cli...
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Congenital brain tumors in Japan (ISPN Cooperative Study): specific clinical features in neonates
The authors present specific clinical features of brain tumors occurring in immature brain in comparison with those of older infants and children. Twenty-six neonatal brain tumors, which accounted for 11.3% of...
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Hemiventriculomegaly and Hemicranial Expansion in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome: A new pathophysiological concept of progressive unilateral hydrocephalus
A new concept of progressive unilateral hydrocephalus is described. A 6-month-old female with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome presented extremely rare clinical features with unilateral ventriculomegaly, hemih...
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Post-traumatic Hydrocephalus in Children: Pathophysiology and classification
The specific nature of post-traumatic hydrocephalus occurring in the young immature brain was analyzed and classified into several categories on a pathophysiological basis. A hydrocephalic state developed in 1...
